existential

(ĕg'zĭ-stĕn'shəl, ĕk'sĭ-)
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or dealing with existence.
2. Based on experience; empirical.
3. Of or as conceived by existentialism or existentialists: an existential moment of choice.
4. Linguistics. Of or relating to a construction or part of a construction that indicates existence, as the words there is in the sentence There is a cat on the mat.

n. Linguistics
An existential word or construction.

existentially ex'is·ten'tial·ly adv.

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For a list of words related to existential, see:

• Mystical States and Experiences - existential: (adj) relating to, grounded in, or based on human existence, as distinguished from essence

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See words rhyming with "existential."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - eksisterende, eksistentiel

Nederlands (Dutch)
existentieel (betreffende het bestaan), empirisch, bestaand, existentialistisch

Français (French)
adj. - existentiel

Deutsch (German)
adj. - existentiell

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ενυπόστατος, υπαρξιακός

Italiano (Italian)
esistenziale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - existencial

Русский (Russian)
экзистенциальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - existencial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - existentiell

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有关存在的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有關存在的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 존재에 관한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 存在に関する, 実存主義の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وجودي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮הווייתי, קיומי‬

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