peripatetic
[ per-uh-puh-tet-ik ]
/ ˌpɛr ə pəˈtɛt ɪk /
adjective
walking or traveling about; itinerant.
(initial capital letter)
of or relating to Aristotle, who taught philosophy while walking in the Lyceum of ancient Athens.
(initial capital letter)
of or relating to the Aristotelian school of philosophy.
noun
a person who walks or travels about.
(initial capital letter)
a member of the Aristotelian school.
Origin of peripatetic
SYNONYMS FOR peripatetic
OTHER WORDS FROM peripatetic
per·i·pa·tet·i·cal·ly, adverb per·i·pa·tet·i·cism [per-uh-puh-tet-uh-siz-uhm] /ˌpɛr ə pəˈtɛt əˌsɪz əm/, nounWords nearby peripatetic
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British Dictionary definitions for peripatetic (1 of 2)
peripatetic
/ (ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk) /
adjective
itinerant
British
employed in two or more educational establishments and travelling from one to another
a peripatetic football coach
noun
a peripatetic person
Derived forms of peripatetic
peripatetically, adverbWord Origin for peripatetic
C16: from Latin
peripatēticus, from Greek
peripatētikos, from
peripatein to pace to and fro
British Dictionary definitions for peripatetic (2 of 2)
Peripatetic
/ (ˌpɛrɪpəˈtɛtɪk) /
adjective
of or relating to the teachings of Aristotle, who used to teach philosophy while walking about the Lyceum in ancient Athens
noun
a student of Aristotelianism