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anti-philosophically

|an-ti-phi-los-o-phi-cal-ly|

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/ˌænti.fəˈlɑsəfɪkli/

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/ˌænti.fɪˈlɒsəfɪkli/

(anti-philosophical)

against philosophy

Base FormComparativeSuperlativeAdverb
anti-philosophicalmore anti-philosophicalmost anti-philosophicalanti-philosophically
Etymology
Etymology Information

'anti-philosophically' originates from the combination of the Greek prefix 'anti' meaning 'against' and the element 'philosophical' (from Greek 'philosophia' via Latin 'philosophicus', where 'philo-' meant 'love' and 'sophia' meant 'wisdom'), with the English adverbial suffix '-ally' (from Latin '-alis'). (『anti-philosophically』は、ギリシャ語の接頭辞『anti』「反する」と、ギリシャ語『philosophia』経由でラテン語『philosophicus』に由来する『philosophical』(『philo-』は「愛する」、『sophia』は「知恵」を意味)を組み合わせ、さらに英語の副詞化接尾辞『-ally』(ラテン語『-alis』由来)を付した語である。)

Historical Evolution

'anti-' comes from Greek 'anti' and has been used as a productive prefix in English since the post-medieval period; 'philosophical' derives from Late Latin 'philosophicus' and Greek 'philosophia'. The compound form 'anti-philosophical' and its adverbial form 'anti-philosophically' are modern English formations, appearing as needed in critical or polemical contexts from the 18th–20th centuries onward. (『anti-』はギリシャ語『anti』に由来し、中世以降の英語で生産的な接頭辞として用いられてきた。『philosophical』は後期ラテン語『philosophicus』およびギリシャ語『philosophia』に由来する。『anti-philosophical』および副詞形『anti-philosophically』は近代英語での形成で、18~20世紀以降、批判的・論争的文脈で使われ始めた。)

Meaning Changes

The components originally meant 'against' and 'love of wisdom'; combined and converted to an adverb, the term now specifically conveys 'in a manner opposed to philosophical approaches or reasoning.' (構成要素はもともと『反する』と『知恵を愛する』を意味していたが、結合して副詞形になることで『哲学的なアプローチや理性に反するやり方で』という意味を特に表すようになった。)

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adverb 1

in a manner opposed to, rejecting, or incompatible with philosophical principles, methods, or reasoning.

She dismissed the argument anti-philosophically, favoring practical considerations over abstract reasoning.

Synonyms

unphilosophicallynonphilosophically

Antonyms

Last updated: 2025/11/13 20:09