peripatetic

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noun

peri·pa·tet·ic ˌper-ə-pə-ˈte-tik How to pronounce peripatetic (audio)

capitalized : a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism

: pedestrian, itinerant

peripatetics ˌper-ə-pə-ˈte-tiks How to pronounce peripatetic (audio)

plural : movement or journeys hither and thither

peripatetic

2 of 2

adjective

capitalized : aristotelian

: of, relating to, or given to walking

: moving or traveling from place to place : itinerant

peripatetically

ˌper-ə-pə-ˈte-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce peripatetic (audio)

adverb

Peripateticism

ˌper-ə-pə-ˈte-tə-ˌsi-zəm How to pronounce peripatetic (audio)

noun

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Are you someone who likes to think on your feet? If so, you've got something in common with the followers of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. Not only a thinker and teacher, Aristotle was also a walker, and his students were required to walk along beside him as he lectured while pacing to and fro. Thus it was that the Greek word peripatētikos (from peripatein, meaning "to walk up and down") came to be associated with Aristotle and his followers. By the way, the covered walk in the Lyceum where Aristotle taught was known as the "peripatos" (which can either refer to the act of walking or a place for walking).

Example Sentences

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

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Adjective

Out in the forests and fields, a peripatetic group of Harfoots (like Hobbits, but not Hobbits, or not yet Hobbits), under the guidance of Sadoc Burrows (Lenny Henry), are living a life of Irish-brogue comic relief.

Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 Now a Washington Post journalist, Parks grew up in various towns across the South with her peripatetic parents and younger brother, but, like many natives, Louisiana was always home.

Lauren Leblanc, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 In 1867, the Dakota Territory’s legislature reduced its requirement for legal residency to 90 days, an acknowledgment of the peripatetic nature of life on the American frontier.

Barbara Spindel, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 The fleeting, peripatetic plots seldom yield emotional revelations, and there’s no shortage of characters — many with multiple names — to keep track of.

Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Some production houses and recording studios folded, of course, but more immediately, the pandemic marked the end of income for musicians who lived in the peripatetic world of being on the road.

Michael Klein, SPIN, 25 July 2022 That is to say, the book begins in 1977 and circles back to the winter of 1971–1972, when Bunting was teaching at the University of Victoria in British Columbia and the younger poet happened to bounce there on an extended peripatetic jag.

Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 13 May 2021 Yet the genre flourishes; more than 100 cowboy poetry festivals are held each year, and the peripatetic Mr. Black was often featured as the main event.

New York Times, 24 June 2022 But there is another way to chart this literary lion’s peripatetic rise.

Christopher Bollen, Town & Country, 8 June 2022 See More

单词	peripatetic
释义	peripatetic 1 of 2 noun peri·pa·tet·ic ˌper-ə-pə-ˈte-tik 1 capitalized : a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism 2 : pedestrian, itinerant 3 peripatetics ˌper-ə-pə-ˈte-tiks plural : movement or journeys hither and thither peripatetic 2 of 2 adjective 1 capitalized : aristotelian 2 a : of, relating to, or given to walking b : moving or traveling from place to place : itinerant peripatetically ˌper-ə-pə-ˈte-ti-k(ə-)lē adverb Peripateticism ˌper-ə-pə-ˈte-tə-ˌsi-zəm noun Did you know? Are you someone who likes to think on your feet? If so, you've got something in common with the followers of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. Not only a thinker and teacher, Aristotle was also a walker, and his students were required to walk along beside him as he lectured while pacing to and fro. Thus it was that the Greek word peripatētikos (from peripatein, meaning "to walk up and down") came to be associated with Aristotle and his followers. By the way, the covered walk in the Lyceum where Aristotle taught was known as the "peripatos" (which can either refer to the act of walking or a place for walking). Synonyms Adjective ambulant ambulatory errant fugitive gallivanting galavanting itinerant nomad nomadic perambulatory peregrine ranging roaming roving vagabond vagrant wandering wayfaring See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective She worked as a peripatetic journalist for most of her life. He had a peripatetic career as a salesman. Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Out in the forests and fields, a peripatetic group of Harfoots (like Hobbits, but not Hobbits, or not yet Hobbits), under the guidance of Sadoc Burrows (Lenny Henry), are living a life of Irish-brogue comic relief. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 Now a Washington Post journalist, Parks grew up in various towns across the South with her peripatetic parents and younger brother, but, like many natives, Louisiana was always home. Lauren Leblanc, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 In 1867, the Dakota Territory’s legislature reduced its requirement for legal residency to 90 days, an acknowledgment of the peripatetic nature of life on the American frontier. Barbara Spindel, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 The fleeting, peripatetic plots seldom yield emotional revelations, and there’s no shortage of characters — many with multiple names — to keep track of. Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Some production houses and recording studios folded, of course, but more immediately, the pandemic marked the end of income for musicians who lived in the peripatetic world of being on the road. Michael Klein, SPIN, 25 July 2022 That is to say, the book begins in 1977 and circles back to the winter of 1971–1972, when Bunting was teaching at the University of Victoria in British Columbia and the younger poet happened to bounce there on an extended peripatetic jag. Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 13 May 2021 Yet the genre flourishes; more than 100 cowboy poetry festivals are held each year, and the peripatetic Mr. Black was often featured as the main event. New York Times, 24 June 2022 But there is another way to chart this literary lion’s peripatetic rise. Christopher Bollen, Town & Country, 8 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective 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 Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 peripatetic adjective as in nomadic traveling from place to place a peripatetic reporter for a cable news network Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance nomadic nomad itinerant vagabond peregrine roving roaming ambulatory wandering wayfaring vagrant ambulant ranging migrant perambulatory gallivanting errant galavanting migratory fugitive walking meandering footloose on the move rambling drifting sauntering strolling traipsing Antonyms & Near Antonyms static stationary settled immobile standing motionless nonmoving still See More
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