experiential
AdjectiveUS[ek-sper-ee-en-shuhl]/ɛkˌspɛriˈɛnʃəl/5 syllables
Synonyms:
existential
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- relating to or resulting from experience“a personal, experiential reality”Relating to experience
- 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”Synonyms: existentialOpposite theoreticSimilar empirical, empiric
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ex·pe′ri·en′tial (ĕks-pē′rĭ-ĕn′shal), adjective
Derived from, or pertaining to, experience. Samuel T. Coleridge
It is called empirical or experiential... because it is given to us by experience or observation, and not obtained as the result of inference or reasoning.— Sir. W. Hamilton.
— Ex·pe′wb-a2′>′ri·en′wb-a1′>′tial·ly, adverb Dr. Henry More
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54