different between quodlibetical vs quodlibet

English

Etymology

quodlibet +? -ical

Adjective

quodlibetical (not comparable)

1. (philosophy) Of or relating to quodlibet; of a question, posed extemporaneously.

English

Etymology

From Latin quod libet (“that which is pleasing”).

Noun

quodlibet (plural quodlibets)

1. (music) A form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
2. (art) A form of trompe l'oeil which realistically renders domestic items (paper-knives, playing-cards, ribbons, etc).
3. (card games) A card game that combines several different contracts.
4. (philosophy) A mode of philosophical debate popular in the Middle Ages, in which any question could be posed extemporaneously.

Related terms

• quidlibet
• quodlibetarian
• quodlibetic
• quodlibetical
• quodlibetically
• quodlibetificate
• quodlibeting
• quodlibetist

Further reading

• Quodlibet (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin quodlibet, from Latin quod libet (literally “that which is pleasing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kw?.dli.bet/
• Hyphenation: quòd?li?bet

Noun

quodlibet m (invariable)

1. (philosophy) quodlibet
2. (music) quodlibet

Derived terms

• quodlibetale

References

• quodlibet in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana