- experiential
- experiential 1640s (implied in experientially), from L. experientia (see EXPERIENCE (Cf. experience)) + -AL (Cf. -al) (1).
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Experiential — Ex*pe ri*en tial ([e^]ks*p[=e] r[i^]*[e^]n shal), a. Derived from, or pertaining to, experience. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] It is called empirical or experiential . . . because it is given to us by experience or observation, and not obtained as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
experiential — UK US /ɪkˌspɪəriˈenʃəl/ adjective ► based on experience: »experiential learning … Financial and business terms
experiential — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ involving or based on experience and observation. DERIVATIVES experientially adverb … English terms dictionary
experiential — [ek spir΄ē en′shəl, ikspir΄ē en′shəl; ek spir΄ē en′chəl, ik spir΄ē en′chəl] adj. [< L experientia + AL] of or based on experience; empirical experientially adv … English World dictionary
experiential — [[t]ɪkspɪ͟ərie̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] ADJ Experiential means relating to or resulting from experience. [FORMAL] Learning has got to be active and experiential. ...the rediscovery of the experiential path of religious truth … English dictionary
experiential — adjective Date: 1658 relating to, derived from, or providing experience ; empirical < experiential knowledge > < experiential lessons > • experientially adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
experiential — adjective /ɛkˌspɪəriˈɛnʃəl,ɪkˌspɪəriˈɛnʃəl,ɪkˌspɪriˈɛnʃəl/ Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience. Atheists argue that there is no experiential confirmation for the existence of a god … Wiktionary
experiential — ex|per|i|en|tial [ıkˌspıəriˈenʃəl US ˌspır ] adj informal based on experience or related to experience ▪ experiential approaches to learning … Dictionary of contemporary English
experiential — adjective based on or connected with experience: experiential approaches to learning … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
experiential — adj. involving or based on experience. Phrases and idioms: experiential philosophy a philosophy that treats all knowledge as based on experience. Derivatives: experientialism n. experientialist n. experientially adv … Useful english dictionary
