Peripatetic

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ËŒpÉ›r.ɪ.pəˈtÉ›t.ɪk/, /ËŒpÉ›r.É™.pəˈtÉ›t.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -É›tɪk

Alternative forms

• peripatetick obsolete

Origin

From French péripatétique (peri- + patein ("to tread")), from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikos, "given to walking around"), from περιπατέω (peripateō, "I walk around"), from περί (peri, "around") (English peri-)+ πατέω (pateō, "I walk").

Full definition of peripatetic

Adjective

1. tending to walk about
2. constantly travelling; itinerant; nomadic.
3. (usually capitalized) Having to do with Aristotle, his philosophy, or the school of thought which he founded.
• HowellThe true peripatetic school.

Noun

1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
2. (usually capitalized) One who accepts the philosophy of Aristotle or his school; an Aristotelian.
• 1961, Albert Upton, Design for Thinking: A First Book in Semantics, 11:He who would think clearly must think like a peripatetic even if he is unwilling to walk like one.

Synonyms

• (one who walks) itinerant, pedestrian, nomad

Anagrams

• precipitate