Noumenon Definition
no͝omə-nŏn
noumena
noun
noumena
In Kantian philosophy, a thing as it is in itself, as such unable to be known through sense perception but postulated as the intelligible ground of a phenomenon.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Noumenon
Noun
Singular:
noumenon
Plural:
noumenaOrigin of Noumenon
German from Greek nooumenon from neuter present passive participle of noein to perceive by thought from nous mind
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek νοούμενον (nooumenon), passive present participle of νοέω (noeō, “I know").
From Wiktionary
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