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And to be honest, most actors are incredibly solipsistic.
Molly Ringwald

Meaning of "solipsistic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOLIPSISTIC

solipsistic  [ˌsɒlɪpˈsɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOLIPSISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Solipsistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SOLIPSISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

solipsistic

Solipsism

Solipsism is the philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist. As an epistemological position, solipsism holds that knowledge of anything outside one's own mind is unsure; the external world and other minds cannot be known, and might not exist outside the mind. As a metaphysical position, solipsism goes further to the conclusion that the world and other minds do not exist.

Definition of solipsistic in the English dictionary

The definition of solipsistic in the dictionary is relating to or concerned with solipsism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOLIPSISTIC


artistic
ɑːˈtɪstɪk
characteristic
ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk
cistic
ˈsɪstɪk
classicistic
ˌklæsɪˈsɪstɪk
cystic
ˈsɪstɪk
exorcistic
ˌɛksɔːˈsɪstɪk
fibrocystic
ˌfaɪbrəʊˈsɪstɪk
holistic
həʊˈlɪstɪk
logistic
lɒˈdʒɪstɪk
mystic
ˈmɪstɪk
narcissistic
ˌnɑːsɪˈsɪstɪk
narcistic
nɑːˈsɪstɪk
nematocystic
ˌnɛmətəˈsɪstɪk
otocystic
ˌəʊtəʊˈsɪstɪk
polycystic
ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstɪk
realistic
ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
rhotacistic
ˌrəʊtəˈsɪstɪk
solecistic
ˌsɒlɪˈsɪstɪk
statistic
stəˈtɪstɪk
trichocystic
ˌtrɪkəˈsɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOLIPSISTIC

soliloquizer
soliloquy
Soliman
Soling
Solingen
solion
soliped
solipedous
solipsism
solipsist
solipsistically
soliquid
solitaire
solitarian
solitaries
solitarily
solitariness
solitary
solitary confinement
soliton

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOLIPSISTIC

anachronistic
antagonistic
autistic
ballistic
deterministic
domestic
futuristic
heuristic
journalistic
linguistic
mechanistic
minimalistic
opportunistic
pessimistic
probabilistic
sadistic
simplistic
stylistic
synergistic
touristic
unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of solipsistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «solipsistic» into 25 languages

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The translations of solipsistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «solipsistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

唯我论
1,325 millions of speakers

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solipsista
570 millions of speakers

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solipsistic
510 millions of speakers

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solipsistic
380 millions of speakers
ar

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solipsistic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

солипсический
278 millions of speakers

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solipsista
270 millions of speakers

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solipsistic
260 millions of speakers

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solipsiste
220 millions of speakers

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Solipsistik
190 millions of speakers

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solipsistischen
180 millions of speakers

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solipsistic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유아 론적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Solipsistik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

duy ngã
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

solipsistic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सॉलिसिस्टिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tekbenci
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

solipsistico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

solipsystyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

соліпсіческій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

solipsist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

solipsistic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

solipsistic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

solipsistic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

solipsistic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of solipsistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLIPSISTIC»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about solipsistic

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2 QUOTES WITH «SOLIPSISTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word solipsistic.
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Chuck Klosterman
The essays are very solipsistic and self-absorbed, I'm totally conscious of that. To me, book writing is fun, and I basically just write about things that are entertaining to myself.
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Molly Ringwald
And to be honest, most actors are incredibly solipsistic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLIPSISTIC»

Discover the use of solipsistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to solipsistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Architecture of a Solipsistic Mind
Poetry, written by a gay hispanic man, continues the writer's journey from the age of 27-31.
Elliot Torres, 2008
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Terrorism in Context
Within the next two years total PLO strength rose to more than thirty thousand.67 CONCLUSION The main purpose of this chapter has been to demonstrate how large a role solipsistic terrorism played in the development of Zionist and ...
Martha Crenshaw, 2010
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Parceling the Globe: Philosophical Explorations in ...
As they manifest in solipsistic hermeneutical discourse, attitudes of fundamentalism project the idea that goodness, truth, and beauty are scarce and unevenly distributed commodities that a particular privileged community has a comparative ...
Danielle Poe, Eddy M. Souffrant, 2008
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Identity and Alterity: Phenomenology and Cultural Traditions
That is, instead of an ec-static self that exists essentially in the midst of the world, he now seemed to posit an isolated self as given in his concept of solus ipse.2 Therefore, with the solipsistic self, it now seems that Heidegger regressed back to  ...
PEACE--Phenomenology for East-Asian CirclE. Conference, Guoying Liu, Canhui Zhang, 2010
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Sex from Plato to Paglia: A-L
sexual fantasy includes other persons and their experiences, solitary masturbation may not express a solipsistic desire (see Solomon, 343). Conversely, persons with truly solipsistic desires might be thought to employ fantasies about solitary ...
Alan Soble, 2006
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Husserl
The term 'solipsistic' I shall use in a weak sense, to describe any theory in which ultimate primacy, or priority, or independence is ascribed to the mental acts, states, or abilities of individuals considered in isolation. I shall not be concerned with, ...
David Andrew Bell, 1990
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Epistemic Modality
On the resulting view, which I will call Solipsistic Contextualism, “Joe might be running” expresses a truth just in case what the speaker knows does not rule out that Joe is running, and “Joe must be run- ning” expresses a truth just in case what ...
Andy Egan, Brian Weatherson, 2011
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The Other Husserl: The Horizons of Transcendental Phenomenology
So also with all determinations of intersubjective culture."106 Only under this condition could we ever have something like an adequate givenness to a lived experience. By contrast, the solipsistic reduction simply thematizes an ego in general ...
Donn Welton, 2002
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The Mystical in Wittgenstein's Early Writings
In order to understand what Wittgenstein means by Realität, we turn to a second subject that Wittgenstein deals with that cannot be put into words: the solipsistic self. SOLIPSISTIC SELF AND WHAT CANNOT BE PUT INTO WORDS As we ...
James R. Atkinson, 2009
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The Paradoxes of Delusion: Wittgenstein, Schreber, and the ...
Such features of the schizophrenic world are not only problematic for the solipsistic reading I am offering; they imply that there is something inadequate and even misleading about certain basic linguistic and conceptual distinctions on which ...
Louis Arnorsson Sass, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLIPSISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term solipsistic is used in the context of the following news items.
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“God Isn't Boring” Is A Solipsism, Not A Reason For Faith
You'll soon see that belief is so much more than a solipsistic “God isn't boring.” God becomes Everything. Filed Under: Culture, Faith, Snark, Things Not Said In ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
2
Exiles review: 'They're brash, solipsistic, vacuous and, well, annoying'
Vivacious, affluent, brash, solipsistic, with horrible droning voices and terrifyingly large, perfect teeth…who wouldn't cheer on the two-headed freak with the ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
3
Angelo Codevilla replies: “The American ruling class's solipsistic
... or anyone else of attributing ISIS to dark American conspiracies. Grasping the extent of the American ruling class's solipsistic stupidity is a big challenge. «Asia Times Online, May 15»
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Review: 10:04 by Ben Lerner revisits the solipsistic themes of his …
Solipsism was the subject of that book; in 10:04, just as drily and self-deprecatingly funny as the first, connectedness is in the offing. In this instance, by the way, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
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In the Frame collects Tom Humberstone's New Statesman comics
Tom Humberstone. Humberstone is also known as the editor of the Solipsistic Pop anthology. Gareth Brookes and Steve Tillotson bring Comely Girls to Thought ... «Digital Spy UK, Nov 14»
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Suppress your gag reflex: Jeff Koons has genius
The Rosenthal-Koons Q&A published here sets, for me, a new standard of prolix, complacent, solipsistic, sycophantic, muddled drivel. It is so bad, satire is ... «Spectator.co.uk, Oct 14»
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World shworld: Israel's growing solipsism
Israel is fast becoming a solipsistic nation. Like any solipsist, it is becoming unsure of the existence of anything that happens outside of its own mind, whether its ... «Haaretz, Oct 14»
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Cyclists On Cellphones Are Solipsistic Robot Slaves To Their Own …
Texting, talking, or tapping on your cellphone while you ride your bike proves that you're a solipsistic robot slave to your own self-importance, because only a ... «Gothamist, Jul 14»
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13 of the Most Annoying Writers You'll Ever Meet
Here are some bad things about writers: They're solipsistic. They'll use the word “solipsistic” in conversation without bothering to define it, as though they and ... «Bustle, Jul 14»
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'Penny Dreadful': Glorious excess
Frankenstein doesn't fool around, saying that most scientific endeavors are solipsistic self-aggrandizement: “There is only one worthy goal for scientific ... «Boston Globe, May 14»

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