PHILOSOPHY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) philosophy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation
    Usage Example(s)
    • self-indulgence was his only philosophy
    • my father’’s philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it
    Hypernyms(s) philosophy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
    Hypernyms(s) philosophy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)