a priori

Meaning

Adj

intuitively known, a priori

Adv

at first glance

Noun

preconceived idea

Concepts

a priori

assumption

at first blush

bias

on the face of it

ostensibly

ostensively

preconception

presumption

seemingly

supposition

apriorism

aprioristically

apparently

by the looks of things

Synonyms

apparemment

discrimination

vraisemblablement

à priori

censément

partialité

parti pris

préjugé

prévention en faveur de

prévention contre

tendance à favoriser

tendance à défavoriser

Translations

a priori

a priori

a priori

a priori

a priori

apriorisch

önsel

a priori

aprioristico

priori

a priori

aus dem Denken (gewonnen)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a pʁi.jɔ.ʁi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī (“involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles”, literally “from the former”).