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existential

ex·is·tent·i·al

existential · more existential · most existential

екзистенціальний

экзистенциальный

existentiell

Of or relating to existenceOf or relating to existence.

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UK/ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃl̩/US/ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛn(t)ʃəl/

» Tom is having an existential crisis.

У Тома екзистенційна криза.

Meaning

5 senses

Of or relating to existence.
existentiell
экзистенциа́льныйekzistɛnciálʹnyj
екзистенціа́льнийekzystenciálʹnyj
relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)
Of or relating to existence.
Concerning the very existence of something, especially with regard to evading extinction.
an existential risk or threat
Of an assertion, etc.: assuming or suggesting the existence of something.
Of or relating to existentialism (“a philosophical movement emphasizing the uniqueness of each human existence in freely making its self-defining choices”).
Relating to part of a clause that indicates existence (for example, there is).

Examples

18 sentences

Tom is having an existential crisis.
У Тома екзистенційна криза.
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Are you having an existential crisis or just imitating one?
У тебе екзистенціальна криза, чи ти її лише симулюєш?
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Tom is asking himself existential questions.
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Damiano was having an existential crisis.
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Algeria is facing a genuine existential threat.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of or relating to existence:

Русский

By meaning 1

of or relating to existence:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

of or relating to existence:

Origin

The adjective is a learned borrowing from Late Latin existentiālis, exsistentiālis (“comin

The adjective is a learned borrowing from Late Latin existentiālis, exsistentiālis (“coming into or relating to existence”) + English -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives; and forming nouns of verbal action). Existentiālis, exsistentiālis are derived from Late Latin existentia, exsistentia (“existence”) + Latin -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship); and existentia, exsistentia from Latin existēns, exsistēns (“being, existing; appearing, emerging; becoming”) (the present active participle of existō, exsistō (“to be, exist; to appear, emerge; to become”), from ex- (prefix meaning ‘away; out’) + sistō (“to cause to stand; to place, set; to halt, stop”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”))) + -ia (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns).

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