Transcendental — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; -Aldous Huxley

of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹænsəndˈɛntəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹansəndˈɛntəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹansəndˈɛntəl/

4 syllables Say it as /tɹænsəndˈɛntəl/.

Examples

find transcendental motives for sublunary action

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonnatural otherworldly preternatural

Parts of Speech

adjective	existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; -Aldous Huxley “find transcendental motives for sublunary action”
adjective	of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material

Word Forms

otherworldliness	noun	concern with things of the spirit
transcendentalism	noun	any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

transzendental

außerhalb der Natur existierend oder nicht im Einklang mit ihr; -Aldous Huxley

🇫🇷French

transcendantal

existant en dehors de la nature ou non conforme à celle-ci ; -Aldous Huxley

🇪🇸Spanish

trascendental

existiendo fuera de o no de acuerdo con la naturaleza; -Aldous Huxley

🇮🇹Italian

trascendentale

esistente al di fuori o non in conformità con la natura; -Aldous Huxley

🇳🇱Dutch

transcendentaal

bestaand buiten of niet in overeenstemming met de natuur; -Aldous Huxley

🇷🇺Russian

трансцендентный

существующие вне или не в соответствии с природой; -Олдос Хаксли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ट्रान्सेंडैंटल

प्रकृति के बाहर विद्यमान या उसके अनुरूप नहीं; -एल्डस हक्सले

🇧🇩Bengali

অতীন্দ্রিয়

প্রকৃতির সাথে সঙ্গতিপূর্ণ বা বাইরে বিদ্যমান; -আলডাস হাক্সলি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆழ்நிலை

இயற்கைக்கு இணங்க அல்லது வெளியில் இருப்பது; -ஆல்டஸ் ஹக்ஸ்லி

🇮🇳Telugu

అతీతమైనది

ప్రకృతికి అనుగుణంగా లేదా వెలుపల ఉనికిలో ఉంది; -అల్డస్ హక్స్లీ

🇮🇳Marathi

अतींद्रिय

निसर्गाच्या अनुषंगाने बाहेर अस्तित्वात आहे किंवा नाही; -अल्डस हक्सले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુણાતીત

બહાર અસ્તિત્વમાં છે અથવા પ્રકૃતિ અનુસાર નથી; -એલ્ડસ હક્સલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತೀಂದ್ರಿಯ

ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಗೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊರಗೆ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿರುವುದು; -ಆಲ್ಡಸ್ ಹಕ್ಸ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതീന്ദ്രിയമായ

പ്രകൃതിക്ക് അനുസൃതമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പുറത്ത് നിലനിൽക്കുന്നത്; -ആൽഡസ് ഹക്സ്ലി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ

ਕੁਦਰਤ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਬਾਹਰ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ; -ਅਲਡਸ ਹਕਸਲੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماورائی

فطرت کے مطابق باہر موجود ہے یا نہیں؛ -الڈوس ہکسلے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

超验的

存在于自然之外或不符合自然； ——奥尔德斯·赫胥黎

🇯🇵Japanese

超越的な

自然の外に存在する、または自然に従わない。 -オルダス・ハクスリー

🇰🇷Korean

탁월한

자연 외부에 존재하거나 자연에 부합하지 않는 것; -올더스 헉슬리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

siêu việt

tồn tại bên ngoài hoặc không phù hợp với tự nhiên; -Aldous Huxley

🇹🇭Thai

เหนือธรรมชาติ

มีอยู่ภายนอกหรือไม่เป็นไปตามธรรมชาติ -อัลดัส ฮักซ์ลีย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

teramat

ada di luar atau tidak sesuai dengan alam; -Aldous Huxley

🇵🇭Filipino

transendental

umiiral sa labas o hindi alinsunod sa kalikasan; -Aldous Huxley

🇲🇾Malay

transendental

wujud di luar atau tidak mengikut alam semula jadi; -Aldous Huxley

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متعالي

موجود خارج الطبيعة أو لا يتوافق معها؛ -ألدوس هكسلي

🇮🇷Persian

ماورایی

وجود خارج از طبیعت یا غیر مطابق با طبیعت؛ -آلدوس هاکسلی

🇹🇷Turkish

transandantal

Doğanın dışında var olan veya doğasına uygun olmayan; -Aldous Huxley

🇮🇱Hebrew

טרנסצנדנטלי

קיים מחוץ לטבע או לא בהתאם לטבע; -אלדוס האקסלי

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