"peripatetic" meaning in English

See peripatetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌpɛɹ.ɪ.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation, US], /ˌpɛɹ.ə.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: en-us-peripatetic.ogg Forms: more peripatetic [comparative], most peripatetic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Etymology: From French péripatétique, from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “I walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) (English peri-)+ πατέω (patéō, “I walk”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|péripatétique}} French péripatétique, {{der|en|la|peripatēticus}} Latin peripatēticus, {{der|en|grc|περιπατητικός||given to walking around}} Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} peripatetic (comparative more peripatetic, superlative most peripatetic)
  1. Tending to walk about.
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  2. Constantly travelling. Synonyms: itinerant, nomadic Translations (constantly traveling): vaeltava (Finnish), jatkuvasti liikkeellä oleva (Finnish), andeje (Kabuverdianu), andexu (Kabuverdianu), kānekeneke (Maori), стра́нствующий (stránstvujuščij) (Russian) Translations (walking about; itinerant): странстващ (stranstvašt) (Bulgarian), rondreizend (alt: 1) (Dutch), rondzwervend (alt: 2) (Dutch), peripatetisch (Dutch), aristotelisch (alt: 3) (Dutch), vaelteleva (Finnish), kuljeskeleva (Finnish), péripatétique [feminine, masculine] (French), nomade [feminine, masculine] (French), itinérant [masculine] (French), umherziehend (German), περιοδεύων (periodévon) [masculine] (Greek), πλανόδιος (planódios) [masculine] (Greek), περιπατητικός (peripatitikós) (english: Aristotle's school) [masculine] (Greek), andexu (Kabuverdianu), andeje (Kabuverdianu), omreisende (Norwegian Bokmål), wędrowny [masculine] (Polish), itinerante (Portuguese), nômade (Portuguese), peripatético (Spanish), andariego (Spanish), errante (Spanish), errabundo (Spanish), itinerante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-peripatetic-en-adj-VsmTMLIR Categories (other): English terms prefixed with peri- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with peri-: 19 29 20 14 18 Disambiguation of 'constantly traveling': 3 89 8 Disambiguation of 'walking about; itinerant': 20 73 6
  3. (philosophy, usually capitalized) Alternative letter-case form of Peripatetic Tags: alt-of, capitalized, usually Alternative form of: Peripatetic Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-peripatetic-en-adj-LSDzOcpG Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: peripatetick [obsolete], Peripatetic (english: Aristotelian) Translations (Having to do with Aristotle's philosophy or school of thought): περίπατος (perípatos) (Ancient Greek), аристотелев (aristotelev) (Bulgarian), peripatètic (Catalan), aristotèlic (Catalan), peripateettinen (Finnish), péripatétique [feminine, masculine] (French), péripatéticien [masculine] (French), peripatético (Spanish)
Disambiguation of "Having to do with Aristotle's philosophy or school of thought": 43 15 42

Noun

IPA: /ˌpɛɹ.ɪ.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation, US], /ˌpɛɹ.ə.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: en-us-peripatetic.ogg Forms: peripatetics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Etymology: From French péripatétique, from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “I walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) (English peri-)+ πατέω (patéō, “I walk”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|péripatétique}} French péripatétique, {{der|en|la|peripatēticus}} Latin peripatēticus, {{der|en|grc|περιπατητικός||given to walking around}} Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} peripatetic (plural peripatetics)
  1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. Synonyms: wayfarer, itinerant, pedestrian, nomad Translations (one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant): странник (strannik) (Bulgarian), wandelaar (Dutch), handelsreiziger (Dutch), aanhanger van Aristoteles (Dutch), kulkija (Finnish), vaeltaja (Finnish), περιπατητής (peripatitís) [masculine] (Greek), andeje (Kabuverdianu), andexu (Kabuverdianu), perypatetyk [masculine] (Polish), wędrowiec [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-peripatetic-en-noun-a~Bimvbl Disambiguation of 'one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant': 99 1
  2. (philosophy, usually capitalized) Alternative letter-case form of Peripatetic (“Aristotelian”) Tags: alt-of, capitalized, usually Alternative form of: Peripatetic (extra: Aristotelian) Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-peripatetic-en-noun-an3ToNMp Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: peripatetick [obsolete], Peripatetic (english: Aristotelian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "en:Philosophy"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1961, Albert Upton, Design for Thinking: A First Book in Semantics, section 11:",
          "text": "He who would think clearly must think like a peripatetic even if he is unwilling to walk like one.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative letter-case form of Peripatetic (“Aristotelian”)"
      ],
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        ],
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          "Peripatetic",
          "Peripatetic#English"
        ],
        [
          "Aristotelian",
          "Aristotelian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(philosophy, usually capitalized) Alternative letter-case form of Peripatetic (“Aristotelian”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "capitalized",
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      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpɛɹ.ɪ.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpɛɹ.ə.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-peripatetic.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dc/En-us-peripatetic.ogg/En-us-peripatetic.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/En-us-peripatetic.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtɪk"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "peripatetick"
    },
    {
      "english": "Aristotelian",
      "word": "Peripatetic"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "strannik",
      "sense": "one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant",
      "word": "странник"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant",
      "word": "wandelaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant",
      "word": "handelsreiziger"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant",
      "word": "aanhanger van Aristoteles"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant",
      "word": "kulkija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant",
      "word": "vaeltaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "peripatitís",
      "sense": "one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "περιπατητής"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant",
      "word": "andeje"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant",
      "word": "andexu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perypatetyk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wędrowiec"
    }
  ],
  "word": "peripatetic"
}

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  "path": [
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