experiential

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adjective

Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.

“Near-synonym: empirical”

Similar
empiricalexistentialempiric
Opposite
nonexperientialunexperientialtheoretical
OriginLatin experientiālis →
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Meanings

adjectiveexperiential (comparative more experiential, superlative most experiential)

comparative more experiential · superlative most experiential

  1. Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.

    Near-synonym: empirical

    3 more examples

    Atheists argue that there is no experiential confirmation for the existence of a god.

    Each color has a unique experiential quality.

    The changes you're talking about here are experiential.

    2024 June 26, Andrew Limbong, “Stuck in a rut? How to appreciate your life again, according to science”, in NPR

    Synonyms: empirical · Antonyms: nonexperiential, unexperiential, theoretical

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.

Similar
empirical
Opposite
nonexperientialunexperientialtheoretical

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivederived from experience or the experience of existence

Similar
existentialempiricalempiric
Also see
empiricempiricalexistential

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinexperientiālis
  2. Englishexperiential

From Latin experientiālis, from experientia + -ālis.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 来自经验的
  • 来自经验的of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience
Czech zkušenostní
  • zkušenostníof, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience
Finnish kokemusperäinen
  • kokemusperäinenof, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience
French expérientiel, expérienciel
  • expérientielof, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience
  • expériencielof, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience
German auf Erfahrung beruhend
  • auf Erfahrung beruhendof, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience
Italian esperienziale
  • esperienzialeof, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience
Portuguese experiencial
  • experiencialof, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience
Spanish experiencial, vivencial
  • experiencialof, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience
  • vivencialof, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience
Cite this entry
APA

experiential. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/experiential

MLA

“experiential.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/experiential. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “experiential,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/experiential.

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