philosophical philosophic
- philosophical philosophic
- emotionless e*mo"tion*less adj.
1. unsusceptible to, destitute of, or showing no emotion;
unmoved by feeling. Opposite of {emotional}; as, he kept
his emotionless objectivity and faith in the cause he
served. [Narrower terms: {matter-of-fact, prosaic};
{philosophical, philosophic}; {phlegmatic, phlegmatical,
stolid}; {stoic, stoical}; {unblinking}] Also See: {cool},
{passionless}, {unmoved}(predicate), {unmoving}.
Syn: unemotional, passionless.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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philosophical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the study of philosophy. 2) calm in difficult circumstances. DERIVATIVES philosophic adjective philosophically adverb … English terms dictionary
