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scientific en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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/ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪf.ɪk/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Medieval Latin scientificusder. Middle French scientifiquebor. English scientific Borrowed from Middle French scientifique, from Medieval Latin scientificus (“pertaining to science”).

Meanings

Related or connected to science
- In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance. 2012 January 14, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2012, page 87:
- There is also in these matters of Science (though many scientific men would doubtless deny this) a great deal of "Fashion". 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 9:
Related or connected to science: ▸ Derived from or consistent with the scientific method.
Related or connected to science: ▸ In accord with the procedures, methods, conduct and accepted conventions of modern science.
- “The circumstances in Iran were so mysterious and so bizarre that the Iranian government realized that this cannot happen with mechanical means or cyberattacks. They cannot happen with anything known to the human mind from a scientific point of view,” he explained. 2025 July 17, Aaron Reich, quoting Uri Geller, “Uri Geller: Israel used secret group of military psychics, AI to attack Iran”, in The Jerusalem Post, Jpost Inc., archived from the original on 17 Jul 2025:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more scientific	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most scientific	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
scientifick		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Deriveds

Hyponyms

mechanical · scientistic · architectural · philosophical · anthropologic · geographical · anthropological · physical · mathematical · astronomic · e-scientific · astronomical · economic · agronomic · sociological · chemical · morphological · informatical · oceanographic · educational · geographic · linguistic · psychological

statistical · scientificity · forensic · scientist · scientician · analytic · technical · science · managerial · academic · medical

Synonyms

methodical (in accord with procedures) · scientific · systematic · sciential · ultrascientific

Translations (87)

cmn 科學的 /科学的 (of or having to do with science) · nl wetenschappelijk (of or having to do with science) · lt mokslinis (of or having to do with science) · uz ilmiy (of or having to do with science) · ug ئىلمىي (of or having to do with science) · yi וויסנשאַפֿטלעך (of or having to do with science) · ht syantifik (of or having to do with science) · sl znánstven (of or having to do with science) · tk ylmy (of or having to do with science) · da videnskabelig (of or having to do with science) · lo ວິທະຍາສາດ (of or having to do with science) · ky илимий (of or having to do with science) · tg илмӣ (of or having to do with science) · eo scienca (of or having to do with science) · sq shkencor (of or having to do with science) · scn scintìficu (of or having to do with science) · cs vědecký (of or having to do with science) · de wissenschaftlich (of or having to do with science) · hy գիտական (of or having to do with science) · fr scientifique (of or having to do with science) · vi khoa học (of or having to do with science) · io ciencala (of or having to do with science) · kmr ilmî (of or having to do with science) · sv vetenskaplig (of or having to do with science) · lad sientifiko (of or having to do with science) · tr bilimsel (of or having to do with science) · ps علمي (of or having to do with science) · ar عِلْمِيّ (of or having to do with science) · gv oaylleeagh (of or having to do with science) · ast científicu (of or having to do with science) · es científico (of or having to do with science) · sh на́учан (of or having to do with science) · uk науко́вий (of or having to do with science) · prs عِلْمِی (of or having to do with science) · vo nolavik (of or having to do with science) · mt xjentifiku (of or having to do with science) · bg нау́чен (of or having to do with science) · tl siyentipiko (of or having to do with science) · ka მეცნიერული (of or having to do with science) · az elmi (of or having to do with science) · av гӏелмийаб (of or having to do with science) · kk ғылымдық (of or having to do with science) · pt científico (of or having to do with science) · dsb wědomnostny (of or having to do with science) · it scientifico (of or having to do with science) · nb vitenskapelig (of or having to do with science) · gl científico (of or having to do with science) · el επιστημονικός (of or having to do with science) · ka სამეცნიერო (of or having to do with science) · mk научен (of or having to do with science) · gv skeeandagh (of or having to do with science) · et teaduslik (of or having to do with science) · ms saintifik (of or having to do with science) · crh ilmiy (of or having to do with science) · de szientifisch (of or having to do with science) · nds-de wetenschaplik (of or having to do with science) · ro științific (of or having to do with science) · mn шинжлэх ухааны (of or having to do with science) · hi वैज्ञानिक (of or having to do with science) · lv zinātnisks (of or having to do with science) · sh náučan (of or having to do with science) · ur سائِنْسی (of or having to do with science) · eu zientifiko (of or having to do with science) · bn বৈজ্ঞানিক (of or having to do with science) · sco scienteefic (of or having to do with science) · pl naukowy (of or having to do with science) · kmr zanistî (of or having to do with science) · nl scientifisch (of or having to do with science) · lb wëssenschaftlech (of or having to do with science) · id ilmiah (of or having to do with science) · kk ғылыми (of or having to do with science) · be навуко́вы (of or having to do with science) · fi tieteellinen (of or having to do with science) · ur عِلْمی (of or having to do with science) · hi इल्मी (of or having to do with science) · ca científic (of or having to do with science) · he מַדָּעִי (of or having to do with science) · sh зна̀нствен (of or having to do with science) · th วิทยาศาสตร์ (of or having to do with science) · sh znànstven (of or having to do with science) · hu tudományos (of or having to do with science) · fy wittenskiplik (of or having to do with science) · ru нау́чный (of or having to do with science) · fa-ira عِلْمی (of or having to do with science) · sk vedecký (of or having to do with science) · ko 과학적 (of or having to do with science) · ja 科学的 (of or having to do with science)