existential

ex·is·ten·tial  (gz-stnshl, ks-)

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.

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exis·tential·ly adv.

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existential

Adjective

1. of or relating to existence, esp. human existence

2. of or relating to existentialism

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	existential - derived from experience or the experience of existence; "the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington; "formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey experiential empirical, empiric - derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"
	2.	existential - of or as conceived by existentialism; "an existential moment of choice"
	3.	existential - relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)