'Dianoetic' definitions:
Definition of 'dianoetic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition [syn: dianoetic, discursive]
Definition of 'Dianoetic'
From: GCIDE
- Dianoetic \Di`a*no*et"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; dia` through + ? to revolve in the mind.] (Metaph.) Pertaining to the discursive faculty, its acts or products. [1913 Webster]
- I would employ . . . dianoetic to denote the operation of the discursive, elaborative, or comparative faculty. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]