adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ eg-( ˌ )zis- ' ten(t)-sh ə l, ˌ ek-( ˌ )sis-
Function: adjective
Date: 1693
1 : of, relating to, or affirming existence < existential propositions>
2 a : grounded in existence or the experience of existence : EMPIRICAL b : having being in time and space
3 [translation of Danish eksistentiel & German existential ] : EXISTENTIALIST
– ex · is · ten · tial · ly adverb