Lethetic

Quick meaning: Lethetic is an adjective meaning Failing to mirror reality, purely escapist or nonsensical.

Meaning

Failing to mirror reality, purely escapist or nonsensical.

Example Sentences

These lethetic fictions cut their ties to the real world, refusing to be mirrors of life.

If the structure of language is accepted as mirroring the world, the trope ceases to be a lethetic figure

Lethetic reading, on the other hand, could be liberating and indeed is liberating for some of Kafka's characters and for Kafka himself some of the time

Synonyms for lethetic

Depending on context, synonyms include unrealistic, escapist, fantastic.

Antonyms for lethetic

Common opposites include alethetic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include subjective, factless, lack-life, nonsensical, mindless, two-dimensional.

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