English words for 'The quality of being existential.'
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adj
- Of or relating to existentialism (“a philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices”).
- of or as conceived by existentialism
- relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)
- Of or relating to existence.
- (linguistics) Relating to part of a clause that indicates existence (for example, there is).
- Concerning the very existence of something, especially with regard to evading extinction.
- Of an assertion, etc.: assuming or suggesting the existence of something.
- derived from experience or the experience of existence
noun
noun
- (philosophy, existentialism, Kierkegaardianism) Personal despair over the disquieting circumstances of human existence.
- (by extension) Despair, profound discontent, or a similar persistent debilitating malaise of the mind, spirit, or soul that produces a decline in mental, physical, or societal health and that may culminate in death or dissolution.
noun
- (uncountable, specifically, philosophy) In existentialism, the state of being in the world without any knowable reason for such existence, or of being in a particular state of affairs which one has no control over.
- (uncountable) The quality or state of being a fact.
- (countable) A fact that is not changeable or that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
noun
- Real being; existence.
- Inherency.
- (theology) Embodiment or personification or hypostasis of an underlying principle or quality.
- Something (food, water, money, etc.) that is required to stay alive.
- The act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level.
- minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- the state of existing in reality; having substance
- a means of surviving
noun
- (countable) The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement.
- (uncountable) A 20th-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices.
- (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
noun
- (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
- emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
- representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
- Alternative spelling of depersonalization.
noun
- (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
- emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
- representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
- The act of depersonalizing or the state of being depersonalized.
- (psychiatry) A feeling of being unreal, detached or unable to feel emotion.
- (psychology) The loss of one's sense of personal identity.
noun
- The state or quality of being or existence.
- The existence of something considered apart from its properties.
- That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.
- A spirit, ghost, or the like.
- (science fiction) An alien lifeform that has no corporeal body.
- (databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, one item in an organised array or set of individual elements or parts of the same type.
- that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
adj
- being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
- being or existing at the present moment
- presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
- existing in act or fact
- Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, specific, very.
- (chiefly theology) relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
- Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.
- (now rare or non-native speakers' English) in action at the time being; now existing; current.
noun
- (military) a radio callsign modifier that specifies the commanding officer of the unit or asset denoted by the remainder of the callsign and not the officer's assistant or other designee.
- (finance) something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones.
- (uncountable) Reality, usually with the definite article.
adj
- being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
- without interpretation or embellishment
- limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
- (theology, specifically) Following the historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation.
- (proscribed) Used nonliterally as an intensifier. See literally for usage notes.
- Actual, real, physical.
- Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
- (uncommon) Consisting of, or expressed by, letters (of an alphabet); using literation.
- (loosely) That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given text is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it.
- (of a person) Unimaginative; matter-of-fact; literal-minded.
- Misspelling of littoral.
noun
- a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
- (epigraphy, typography) A misprint (or occasionally a scribal error) that affects a letter.
- (logic) A propositional variable, or the negation of a propositional variable. ᵂᵖ
- (programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.
- Misspelling of littoral.
adj
- being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- (of property) fixed or immovable
- coinciding with reality
- no less than what is stated; worthy of the name
- capable of being treated as fact
- being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
- not to be taken lightly
- having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
- of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
- Absolute, complete, utter.
- True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
- That has objective, physical existence.
- Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
- (slang) Signifying meritorious qualities or actions, especially with regard to genuineness, groundedness, and true success rather than poser imitations of success.
- (economics) Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).
- (law) Relating to immovable tangible property.
- (mathematics, of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.
- (economics) Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
- Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
- Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
- Firm through directness, readiness to confront.
noun
- any rational or irrational number
- the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
- an old small silver Spanish coin
- A commodity; see realty.
- A coin worth one real.
- (grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
- (uncountable) A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.
- (mathematics, computing) A real number.
- (countable) A coin worth one real.
- Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.
- (uncountable) A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.
adv
noun
- the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
- (computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations
- (countable, philosophy) The theory of a particular philosopher or school of thought concerning the fundamental types of entity in the universe.
- (uncountable, philosophy) In a subject view, or a world view, the set of conceptual or material things or classes of things that are recognised as existing, or are assumed to exist in context, and their interrelations; in a body of theory, the ontology comprises the domain of discourse, the things that are defined as existing, together with whatever emerges from their mutual implications.
- (uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.
- (logic) A logical system involving theory of classes, developed by Stanislaw Lesniewski (1886-1939).
- (countable, computer science, information science) A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.
noun
- (philosophy, existentialism, Kierkegaardianism) Personal despair over the disquieting circumstances of human existence.
- (by extension) Despair, profound discontent, or a similar persistent debilitating malaise of the mind, spirit, or soul that produces a decline in mental, physical, or societal health and that may culminate in death or dissolution.
noun
- (uncountable, specifically, philosophy) In existentialism, the state of being in the world without any knowable reason for such existence, or of being in a particular state of affairs which one has no control over.
- (uncountable) The quality or state of being a fact.
- (countable) A fact that is not changeable or that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
noun
- Real being; existence.
- Inherency.
- (theology) Embodiment or personification or hypostasis of an underlying principle or quality.
- Something (food, water, money, etc.) that is required to stay alive.
- The act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level.
- minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- the state of existing in reality; having substance
- a means of surviving
noun
- (countable) The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement.
- (uncountable) A 20th-century philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices.
- (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
noun
- (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
- emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
- representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
- Alternative spelling of depersonalization.
noun
- (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
- emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
- representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
- The act of depersonalizing or the state of being depersonalized.
- (psychiatry) A feeling of being unreal, detached or unable to feel emotion.
- (psychology) The loss of one's sense of personal identity.
noun
- The state or quality of being or existence.
- The existence of something considered apart from its properties.
- That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.
- A spirit, ghost, or the like.
- (science fiction) An alien lifeform that has no corporeal body.
- (databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, one item in an organised array or set of individual elements or parts of the same type.
- that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
adj
- Of or relating to existentialism (“a philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices”).
- of or as conceived by existentialism
- relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)
- Of or relating to existence.
- (linguistics) Relating to part of a clause that indicates existence (for example, there is).
- Concerning the very existence of something, especially with regard to evading extinction.
- Of an assertion, etc.: assuming or suggesting the existence of something.
- derived from experience or the experience of existence
noun
noun
- the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
- (computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations
- (countable, philosophy) The theory of a particular philosopher or school of thought concerning the fundamental types of entity in the universe.
- (uncountable, philosophy) In a subject view, or a world view, the set of conceptual or material things or classes of things that are recognised as existing, or are assumed to exist in context, and their interrelations; in a body of theory, the ontology comprises the domain of discourse, the things that are defined as existing, together with whatever emerges from their mutual implications.
- (uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.
- (logic) A logical system involving theory of classes, developed by Stanislaw Lesniewski (1886-1939).
- (countable, computer science, information science) A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.
adj
- Of or relating to existentialism (“a philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices”).
- of or as conceived by existentialism
- relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)
- Of or relating to existence.
- (linguistics) Relating to part of a clause that indicates existence (for example, there is).
- Concerning the very existence of something, especially with regard to evading extinction.
- Of an assertion, etc.: assuming or suggesting the existence of something.
- derived from experience or the experience of existence
noun
adj
- being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
- being or existing at the present moment
- presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
- existing in act or fact
- Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, specific, very.
- (chiefly theology) relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
- Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact.
- (now rare or non-native speakers' English) in action at the time being; now existing; current.
noun
- (military) a radio callsign modifier that specifies the commanding officer of the unit or asset denoted by the remainder of the callsign and not the officer's assistant or other designee.
- (finance) something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones.
- (uncountable) Reality, usually with the definite article.
adj
- being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
- without interpretation or embellishment
- limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
- (theology, specifically) Following the historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation.
- (proscribed) Used nonliterally as an intensifier. See literally for usage notes.
- Actual, real, physical.
- Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
- (uncommon) Consisting of, or expressed by, letters (of an alphabet); using literation.
- (loosely) That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given text is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it.
- (of a person) Unimaginative; matter-of-fact; literal-minded.
- Misspelling of littoral.
noun
- a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
- (epigraphy, typography) A misprint (or occasionally a scribal error) that affects a letter.
- (logic) A propositional variable, or the negation of a propositional variable. ᵂᵖ
- (programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.
- Misspelling of littoral.
adj
- being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- (of property) fixed or immovable
- coinciding with reality
- no less than what is stated; worthy of the name
- capable of being treated as fact
- being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
- not to be taken lightly
- having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
- of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
- Absolute, complete, utter.
- True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
- That has objective, physical existence.
- Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
- (slang) Signifying meritorious qualities or actions, especially with regard to genuineness, groundedness, and true success rather than poser imitations of success.
- (economics) Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).
- (law) Relating to immovable tangible property.
- (mathematics, of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.
- (economics) Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.
- Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
- Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.
- Firm through directness, readiness to confront.
noun
- any rational or irrational number
- the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
- an old small silver Spanish coin
- A commodity; see realty.
- A coin worth one real.
- (grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
- (uncountable) A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.
- (mathematics, computing) A real number.
- (countable) A coin worth one real.
- Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.
- (uncountable) A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.