Definition of Noumenon

1. Noun. The intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception.

Exact synonyms: Thing-in-itself
Generic synonyms: Cognitive Content, Content, Mental Object

Definition of Noumenon

1. n. The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or thing in itself, which is distinguished from the phenomenon through which it is apprehended by the senses, and by which it is interpreted and understood; -- so used in the philosophy of Kant and his followers.

Definition of Noumenon

1. Noun. (philosophy) In the philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and those whom he influenced, a thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind; a thing-in-itself, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable. ¹

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Definition of Noumenon

1. an object of intellectual intuition [n -MENA] : NOUMENAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Noumenon

1. The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or thing in itself, which is distinguished from the phenomenon through which it is apprehended by the senses, and by which it is interpreted and understood; so used in the philosophy of Kant and his followers. Origin: NL. Fr. Gr. The thing perceived, p. Pr. Pass. Of to perceive, the mind. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Noumenon

nought withstanding
noughted
noughth
noughting
noughts
noughts and crosses
noughtwithstanding
noul
nould
noulde
noule
noules
nouls
noumena
noumenal
noumenon (current term)
noun
noun-phrase
noun adjunct
noun adjuncts
noun clause
noun clauses
noun of multitude
noun phrase
noun phrases
nounal
nounally
nouned

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