Word of the Day for Thursday 27th March 2014
Noetic - \ noh-ET-ik \,
adjective;
1. Of or pertaining to the mind.
2. Originating in or apprehended by the reason.
Quotes:
"William," croaked Peggy, "this is dumb! It's the gaudiest thing since the
carnival came to town. It's silly. And unnecessarily noetic, and"
she hiccoughed; I gave her a hefty whack on her back —"wonderful!"
-- Charles R. Johnson, Oxherding Tale , 1982
Tory and I were "Noeties" — noetic counsellors and counselling supervisors
with the Institute of NoeticTechnology.
-- John Dalmas, The Reality Matrix , 1986
Origin:
From the Greek noētikós meaning "intelligent," noetic has been used by
English speakers since the mid-1600’s.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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