I would employ . . . dianoetic to denote the operation of the discursive, elaborative, or comparative faculty. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
dianoetic — DIANOÉTIC, Ă adj. (fil.) referitor la facultatea gândirii discursive, raţionale sau la rezultatele acesteia. (< engl. dianoetic) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
dianoetic — dianoetically, adv. /duy euh noh et ik/, adj. pertaining to dianoia. [1670 80; < Gk dianoetik(ós), equiv. to diáno(ia) DIANOIA + e thematic vowel + tikos TIC] * * * … Universalium
dianoetic — adjective /daɪənəʊˈɛtɪk/ Pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual. Syn: discursive Ant: intuitive … Wiktionary
dianoetic — Of or pertaining to reason or other intellectual functions. [G. dia, through, + noeo, to think] * * * di·a·no·et·ic (di″ə no etґik) [dia + noetic] pertaining to the intellectual functions, especially to reasoning … Medical dictionary
dianoetic — di·a·no·et·ic … English syllables
dianoetic — /daɪənoʊˈɛtɪk/ (say duyuhnoh etik) adjective relating to thought or reasoning, especially discursive reasoning. {Greek dianoētikos relating to thinking, from dia + noein to think} …
dianoetic — a. pertaining to reasoning. ♦ dianoia, n. faculty of discursive reasoning … Dictionary of difficult words
dianoetic — adjective proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition • Syn: ↑discursive • Similar to: ↑logical • Derivationally related forms: ↑discursiveness (for: ↑discursive) … Useful english dictionary
dianoetic virtue — noun Aristotelianism : intellectual virtue … Useful english dictionary
Happiness — • The primary meaning of this term in all the leading European languages seems to involve the notion of good fortune, good chance, good happening Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Happiness Happiness … Catholic encyclopedia
