Added 10 October 2026
dianoetic
/daɪənəʊˈɛtɪk/ adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dianoetic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition.
Origin
From Ancient Greek διανοητικός (dianoētikós, “pertaining to thinking”), from διανοητός (dianoētós), verbal adjective of διανοέομαι (dianoéomai, “to think”), from δια- (dia-, “through”) + νοέω (noéō, “to think, suppose”).
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