noumenon
Meanings
Plural: noumena
Noun
- the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception
- A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.
Origin / Etymology
From German Noumenon, from Ancient Greek νοούμενον (nooúmenon, “thing that is known”), passive present participle of νοέω (noéō, “I know”).
Synonyms
thing-in-itself
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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