hyle Meaning & Definition
What Does Hyle Mean?
Hyle is used as a noun meaning Synonym of matter, physical substance. It is also used to mean Synonym of protomatter, the first matter of the cosmos from which the four elements arose according to Empedocles and Aristotle.
Hyle Definition (Noun)
- Synonym of matter, physical substance.
- Synonym of protomatter, the first matter of the cosmos from which the four elements arose according to Empedocles and Aristotle.
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Hyle synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
hyle (uncountable)
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Origin of Hyle
From Medieval Latin hyle, from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, matter”), particularly in Aristotle as πρώτη ὕλη (prṓtē húlē, “protomatter, fundamental undifferentiated matter”).