METAPHYSICAL


Meaning of METAPHYSICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈfi-zi-kəl ]

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-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.