homeopathic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios)bor. English homeo- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -pathic English homeopathic From homeo- (“similar”) + -pathic (“suffering, disease”).
Meanings
- Of or pertaining to homeopathy.
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(informal) Extremely dilute, insipid.
Scott: […] – cos I was running on fumes there. Not even fumes. I was running on the homeopathic / memory of fumes Catrin: / Have you got a tissue or something?
2010, Gary Owen, Love Steals Us from Loneliness, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, page 13:Therefore, with a slight misgiving that so delicate a creature as an embryo shad might possibly be affected by the homœopathic amount of alcohol still present, I set up my apparatus on the shaded piazza of the hotel.
1875, United States. Congress. Senate, Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 48th Congress, 2d Session and Special Session, page 373:On the other hand, the pop psychology titles are usually very accessible (hence their popularity) but frequently state the obvious or simply retread the same old ground – the psychological content is so diluted it's positively homeopathic!
2008 May 5, Gary Wood, Don't Wait For Your Ship to Come In...Swim Out to Meet It: Tools and Techniques for Positive Lasting Change, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| homoeopathic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most homeopathic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| homœopathic | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more homeopathic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
homeopathically · homeopathical · nonhomeopathic · homeopathic magic
Translations (31)
tr homeopatik (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · ca homeopàtic (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · fr homéopathique (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · nb homøopatisk (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · ru гомеопати́ческий (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · es homeopático (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · de homöopathisch (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · oc omeopatic (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · hu homeopatikus (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · be гомеапатычны (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · sv homeopatisk (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · nb homeopatisk (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · ro homeopatic (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · mk хомеопатски (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · be гамеапатычны (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · fi homeopaattinen (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · da homøopatisk (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · bg хомеопати́чен (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · fur omeopatic (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · it omeopatico (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · ga hoiméapatach (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · nl homeopathisch (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · gl homeopático (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · hu homeopátiás (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · nn homøopatisk (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · cs homeopatický (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · pl homeopatyczny (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · nn homeopatisk (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · hu hasonszenvi (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · pt homeopático (of or pertaining to homeopathy) · el ομοιοπαθητικός (of or pertaining to homeopathy)