METAPHYSICAL


Meaning of METAPHYSICAL in English

adj.

Pronunciation: - ' fi-zi-k ə l

Function: adjective

Date: 15th century

1 : of or relating to metaphysics

2 a : of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses b : SUPERNATURAL

3 : highly abstract or abstruse also : THEORETICAL

4 often capitalized : of or relating to poetry especially of the early 17th century that is highly intellectual and philosophical and marked by unconventional imagery

– meta · phys · i · cal · ly \ -k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.