- ex|is|ten|tial
- ex|is|ten|tial «EHG zihs TEHN shuhl, EHK sihs-», adjective.1. of or having to do with existentialism: »
an existential novel, an existential point of view.
2. of or having to do with existence.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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pen´i|ten´tial|ly — pen|i|ten|tial «PEHN uh TEHN shuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, showing, or having to do with penitence: »The penitential psalms express remorse for sin. Mr. Benson, on penitential knee, bent to recover her scattered property (John Stephen… … Useful english dictionary
pen|i|ten|tial — «PEHN uh TEHN shuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, showing, or having to do with penitence: »The penitential psalms express remorse for sin. Mr. Benson, on penitential knee, bent to recover her scattered property (John Stephen Strange). 2. of or … Useful english dictionary
ex|is|ten|tial|ly — «EHG zihs TEHN shuh lee, EHK sihs », adverb. in an existential manner … Useful english dictionary
po|ten´tial|ly — po|ten|tial «puh TEHN shuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. possible as opposed to actual; capable of coming into being or action: »There is a potential danger of being bitten when one plays with a strange dog. The potential efficiency of modern… … Useful english dictionary
po|ten|tial — «puh TEHN shuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. possible as opposed to actual; capable of coming into being or action: »There is a potential danger of being bitten when one plays with a strange dog. The potential efficiency of modern chemical weapons … Useful english dictionary
e|qui|po|ten|tial — «EE kwuh puh TEHN shuhl», adjective. 1. Physics. possessing the same or equal potential: »The potential distribution in an electric field may be represented graphically by equipotential surfaces (Sears and Zemansky). 2. Obsolete. of equal power… … Useful english dictionary
ex|is|ten|tial|ism — «EHG zihs TEHN shuh lihz uhm, EHK sihs », noun. a philosophy holding that reality consists of living and that man makes himself what he is and is responsible personally only to himself for what he makes himself. Modern existentialism was… … Useful english dictionary
ex|is|ten|tial|is|tic — «EHG zihs TEHN shuh LIHS tihk, EHK sihs », adjective. = existential (def. 1). (Cf. ↑existential) … Useful english dictionary
ex|is|ten|tial|ist — «EHG zihs TEHN shuh lihst, EHK sihs », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with existentialism: »His somber estimate of the human condition has led him not to existentialist nausea but to melancholy compassion (Atlantic). 2. like… … Useful english dictionary
in|e|qui|po|ten|tial — «IHN ee kwuh puh TEHN shuhl», adjective. not equipotential … Useful english dictionary
