metaphysic

[ met-uh-fiz-ik ]

noun

1. metaphysics.

adjective

1. metaphysical.

metaphysic

/ ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪk /

noun

1. the system of first principles and assumptions underlying an enquiry or philosophical theory
2. an obsolete word for metaphysician

adjective

1. rare.
   another word for metaphysical

Other Words From

• unmet·a·physic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of metaphysic¹

1350–1400; Middle English metaphisik < Medieval Latin metaphysica (neuter plural); metaphysics

Example Sentences

AI start-up Metaphysic creates photorealistic videos of celebrities and others using AI techniques.

From BBC

"The vast, vast majority of harm caused by deepfakes right now is a form of gendered digital violence," said Ajder, one of the study authors and the head of policy and partnerships at AI company Metaphysic, adding that his research indicated that millions of women had been targeted worldwide.

From Reuters

But my basic moral values — derived from the biblical metaphysic — were already in place and didn’t change that much now that the biblical stories had come alive.

From Seattle Times

And we have most to fear from the possibility that the biblical metaphysic, which has been a coherent value system for believers and nonbelievers for centuries, will fade from our culture, the stories will go untold, and young people will grow up in a society without any coherent moral ecology at all.

From Seattle Times

And at the heart of his personal metaphysic lay a desire to extol the virtues of a type that he presumed himself to be — the “competent man,” as exemplified by the firm-but-kind father figures in Heinlein’s best novels and stories.

From Los Angeles Times