blik
English
Etymology
Coined by R. M. Hare in 1950.
Noun
blik (plural bliks)
- (philosophy) An unfalsifiable belief underpinning a worldview.
- 1950, R. M. Hare, Theology and Falsification:
- Let us call that in which we differ from this lunatic, our respective bliks. He has an insane blik about dons; we have a sane one. It is important to realize that we have a sane one, not no blik at all; for there must be two sides to any argument — if he has a wrong blik, then those who are right about dons must have a right one.
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Danish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German blick.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blek/, [b̥leɡ̊]
Inflection
Etymology 2
From Old Norse blik, from Middle Low German blick.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blek/, [b̥leɡ̊]
Usage notes
Only used in the compounds blikstille ("dead calm", adjective and noun) and havblik ("dead calm", "calm sea").
Etymology 3
From Middle Low German bleck.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blek/, [b̥leɡ̊]
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɪk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪk
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch blic. Related to bleek.
Noun
blik n (plural blikken, diminutive blikje n)
- A can, tin
- Ze haalde een blikje uit de automaat.
- She got a can from the vending machine.
- Het enige winkeltje in het dorp verkocht alleen groente in blik.
- The only shop in the village only sold canned vegetables.
- sheet metal, the metallic material tins are made of, often coated with tin or pewter
- A dustpan
Derived terms
- blikken (adjective)
- blikslager
- inblikken (verb)
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