existential

1. 1.

   derived from experience or the experience of existence

   “the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers”

   “formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters”

   Synonymsexperiential

   Similarempirical
2. 2.

   of or as conceived by existentialism

   “an existential moment of choice”
3. 3.

   relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)

Questions about existential

What does existential mean?

existential means "derived from experience or the experience of existence". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in existential?

existential has 4 syllables: ex-is-ten-tial. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /ˌɛɡˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl/.

What is another word for existential?

Close synonyms include experiential. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is existential a common word?

existential is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.