📖 Definitions of "Existential"
noun
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Ellipsis of existential clause
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Ellipsis of existential type
adjective
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Of, or relating to existence.
- 2
Concerning the very existence of, especially with regard to extinction.
- 3
Based on experience; empirical.
- 4
Of, or relating to existentialism.
🔄 Synonyms of "Existential"
2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| empiricalnoun | Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory. |
| experiential | Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Existential"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| empirical | Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory. |
| experiential | Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience. |
| existencenoun | (Ontology) The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood. |
| fundamental | Essential; extremely important. |
| essential | Necessary. |
| survivalnoun | The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life. |
| vital | Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends. |
| chargénoun | A commune of Indre-et-Loire department, France. |
| ontological | Of or pertaining to the nature of being or existence. |
| ontic | Pertaining to being, as opposed to pertaining to a theory of it (which would be ontological). |
| phenomenological | (philosophy) Of or relating to phenomenology, or consistent with the principles of phenomenology. |
| realnoun | True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent. |
| actualnoun | Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. |
| factualnoun | True, accurate, corresponding to reality. |
| concretenoun | Real, actual, tangible. |
| tangiblenoun | Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch. |
| materialnoun | Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical. |
| substantivenoun | Of the essence or essential element of a thing. |
| corporeal | Material; tangible; physical. |
| physicalnoun | Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Existential"
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🏷️ Nouns for "Existential"
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