peripatetic

²peripatetic

adj

Definition of PERIPATETIC

1

capitalized : aristotelian

2

a : of, relating to, or given to walking b : moving or traveling from place to place : itinerant

— peri·pa·tet·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— Peri·pa·tet·i·cism \-ˈte-tə-ˌsi-zəm\ noun

Examples of PERIPATETIC

1. She worked as a peripatetic journalist for most of her life.
2. He had a peripatetic career as a salesman.

Origin of PERIPATETIC

Middle French & Latin; Middle French peripatetique, from Latin peripateticus, from Greek peripatētikos, from peripatein to walk up and down, discourse while pacing (as did Aristotle), from peri- + patein to tread; akin to Sanskrit patha path — more at find

First Known Use: 1566

Related to PERIPATETIC

Synonyms: ambulant, ambulatory, errant, fugitive, gallivanting (also galavanting), nomad, nomadic, perambulatory, peregrine, itinerant, ranging, roaming, roving, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring

Related Words: drifting, footloose, meandering, rambling; sauntering, strolling, traipsing, walking; migrant, migratory

Near Antonyms: immobile, nonmoving, settled, standing, static, stationary; motionless, still

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Other Philosophy Terms

dialectic, dualism, epistemology, existentialism, metaphysics, ontology, sequitur, solipsism, transcendentalism

Rhymes with PERIPATETIC

antipyretic, apologetic