peripatetic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɛɹ.ɪ.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
- /ˌpɛɹ.ə.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
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Etymology
From French péripatétique, from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “to walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) (English peri-)+ πατέω (patéō, “to walk”).
Meanings
- Tending to walk about.
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Constantly travelling.
Near-synonyms: itinerant, nomadic
After peripatetic upbringing that took her from America to Portugal, Switzerland, Belgium and England, [Mary-Kay] Wilmers read French and Russian at Oxford.
2014 March 9, Elizabeth Day, “Is the LRB the best magazine in the world?”, in The Observer:
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(alt-of, capitalized, usually) Alternative letter-case form of Peripatetic.
alt of Peripatetic
The true peripatetic school.
1642, James Howell, Instructions For Foreign Travel:Demetreius of Phalerum, a peripatetic philosopher of the fourth century B.C., wrote an amatory treatise entitled Eroticus - no longer, however, extant.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 75:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| peripatetick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| Peripatetic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more peripatetic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most peripatetic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
peripateticate · peripateticism · peripatetically
Synonyms
Translations (41)
kea andeje (constantly traveling) · kea andexu (walking about; itinerant) · nl rondzwervend (walking about; itinerant) · es errabundo (walking about; itinerant) · bg аристотелев (Having to do with Aristotle's philosophy or school of thought) · de umherziehend (walking about; itinerant) · nb omreisende (walking about; itinerant) · fi vaelteleva (walking about; itinerant) · nl aristotelisch (walking about; itinerant) · bg странстващ (walking about; itinerant) · pl perypatetyczny (Having to do with Aristotle's philosophy or school of thought) · fi vaeltava (constantly traveling) · ca peripatètic (Having to do with Aristotle's philosophy or school of thought) · nl peripatetisch (walking about; itinerant) · es errante (walking about; itinerant) · grc περίπατος (Having to do with Aristotle's philosophy or school of thought) · pt itinerante (walking about; itinerant) · pl wędrowny (walking about; itinerant) · fi kuljeskeleva (walking about; itinerant) · el περιοδεύων (walking about; itinerant) · el πλανόδιος (walking about; itinerant) · fr péripatéticien (Having to do with Aristotle's philosophy or school of thought) · fr itinérant (walking about; itinerant) · pl wędrowny (constantly traveling) · es peripatético (Having to do with Aristotle's philosophy or school of thought) · fi jatkuvasti liikkeellä oleva (constantly traveling) · mi kānekeneke (constantly traveling) · fr péripatétique (walking about; itinerant) · ru стра́нствующий (constantly traveling) · es andariego (walking about; itinerant) · ca aristotèlic (Having to do with Aristotle's philosophy or school of thought) · kea andexu (constantly traveling) · el περιπατητικός (walking about; itinerant) · pt nômade (walking about; itinerant) · fi peripateettinen (Having to do with Aristotle's philosophy or school of thought) · nl rondreizend (walking about; itinerant) · fr nomade (walking about; itinerant) · es peripatético (walking about; itinerant) · es itinerante (walking about; itinerant) · fr péripatétique (Having to do with Aristotle's philosophy or school of thought) · kea andeje (walking about; itinerant)