noumenon
A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind,…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.
» Is it a phenomenon, or a noumenon?
Handelt es sich um ein Phänomen oder um ein Numen?
Это феномен или ноумен?
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Noumenon
ноу́менnoúmen
ноу́менnoúmen
- the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception
Examples
1 sentencesIs it a phenomenon, or a noumenon?
ruЭто феномен или ноумен?
deHandelt es sich um ein Phänomen oder um ein Numen?
Translations
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Origin
From German Noumenon, from Ancient Greek νοούμενον (nooúmenon, “thing that is known”), pasFrom German Noumenon, from Ancient Greek νοούμενον (nooúmenon, “thing that is known”), passive present participle of νοέω (noéō, “I know”).
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Forms
plural: noumenaSynonyms
1 synonyms- the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception:thing-in-itself
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular