What does vegetal mean?
Vegetal means (now rare, historical) Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational)..
Vegetal
/ˈvɛd͡ʒɨtl̩/ · adjective
Meaning
(now rare, historical) Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational)..
Definitions by Sense
- (now rare, historical) Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational).
- Pertaining to vegetables or plants.
- (wine) Having a grassy, herbaceous taste.
- (obsolete, chiefly botany) Any vegetable organism.
Example Sentences
Which although it be denominated from men, and most evident in them, yet it extends and shows itself in vegetal and sensible creatures […].
The landscape of vegetal life is weird—no forests, no meadows, no green hills, no foliage, but clublike stems of plants armed with stilettos.
The Computer Center is muffled and dim, warm with whiffs of sourness, of body odor, and of the vegetal smells of dirt embedded in clothes that were advancing in the direction of compost.
This melancholy extends itself not to men only, but even to vegetals and sensibles.
Synonyms for vegetal
Antonyms for vegetal
Related Words
Word Forms
- more vegetal
- most vegetal
- vegetals
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for vegetal?
Common synonyms include asexual, vegetable, vegetative, vegetational.
What is the opposite of vegetal?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use vegetal in a sentence?
Which although it be denominated from men, and most evident in them, yet it extends and shows itself in vegetal and sensible creatures […].
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