philosopher
gb/fəlˈɑsəfɚ/ us/fəlˈɑsəfɚ/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 4100
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
B1
entity
1
Person studying fundamental ideas
A person who thinks and studies about life, truth, and how the world works.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is a philosopher
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'philosopher' with 'philanthropist'; the former studies ideas, while the latter gives money to help others.
పర్యాయపదాలు
thinker (More general; can refer to anyone who thinks deeply, not only about philosophy.)
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scholar (Emphasizes academic learning, not limited to philosophy.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
nonintellectual (Refers to someone not interested in or engaged with deep or abstract thought.)
పదకలయికలు
ancient philosopher
|modern philosopher
|Greek philosopher
|political philosopher
|moral philosopher
విషయాలు
education
|science
|culture
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Socrates is considered one of the greatest philosophers in history.
- The philosopher spent years writing about the meaning of justice.
- She became known as a philosopher for her work on ethics and human rights.
- Many philosophers debate the nature of free will.
- The conference brought together philosophers from around the world.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Plato was a famous philosopher.
- A philosopher asks big questions about life.
- He wants to be a philosopher when he grows up.
- The philosopher talks about truth and goodness.
- We read a book by a French philosopher.
నామవాచకం
B2
entity
2
Calm, wise person in hardship
Someone who stays calm and thinks clearly when bad things happen.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is a philosopher about [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may think this always means 'someone who studies philosophy', but here it describes someone's calm attitude.
పర్యాయపదాలు
stoic (Focuses more on enduring hardship without showing emotion.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
hothead (Someone who reacts quickly with anger or emotion in difficult situations.)
పదకలయికలు
be a philosopher about it
|like a true philosopher
విషయాలు
emotions
|personality
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Even after losing the match, he was a philosopher and congratulated his opponent.
- She took the bad news like a philosopher, without complaint.
- He remained a philosopher despite the many setbacks he faced.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- She was a philosopher when she lost her job.
- He is a philosopher about problems at work.
- They stayed like philosophers during the storm.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
philosopher
IPA
GB/fəlˈɑsəfɚ/
US/fəlˈɑsəfɚ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
philo - soph - er (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (soph)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: philosopher
- Plural: philosophers
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
philosophers
noun
Core family
philosophy
noun B1
philosophical
adjective C1
Related words
philosophically
adverb
philosophize
verb
Advanced or less common
philosophic
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
philosopher's stone
1/fəlˈɑsəfɚz stˈoʊn/
fixed phrase
literary
Mythical object for gold/immortality
A magical object in old stories that could change metal into gold and make people live forever.
ఉదాహరణలు
- In medieval alchemy, the philosopher's stone was the ultimate goal.
- Some say the search for the philosopher's stone is a metaphor for self-improvement.