Biotics

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The promotion of enjoyment and the reduction of suffering. plural, plural-only

    "That part of biotics which is a defense against suffering, and accordingly also ethics later on, has four divisions, in correspondence with those four sources of suffering: subhuman nature, man's own nature, his living together with fellow-men, and superhuman powers."

  2. 2
    plural of biotic form-of, plural, plural-only

Synonyms

All synonyms
animatebiogenicbiologicbiologiclivingorganic

Example

More examples

"That part of biotics which is a defense against suffering, and accordingly also ethics later on, has four divisions, in correspondence with those four sources of suffering: subhuman nature, man's own nature, his living together with fellow-men, and superhuman powers."

More for "biotics"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.