transcendent

English

Etymology

transcend + -ent, or borrowed from Latin transcendens.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndənt/

Adjective

transcendent (comparative more transcendent, superlative most transcendent)

  1. surpassing usual limits
  2. supreme in excellence
  3. beyond the range of usual perception
  4. free from constraints of the material world

Noun

transcendent (plural transcendents)

  1. That which surpasses or is supereminent; something excellent.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trānscendēns. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtrɑn.sɛnˈdɛnt/
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  • Hyphenation: trans‧cen‧dent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective

transcendent (not comparable)

  1. (mathematic) transcendental, not algebraic

Inflection

Inflection of transcendent
uninflected transcendent
inflected transcendente
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial transcendent
indefinite m./f. sing. transcendente
n. sing. transcendent
plural transcendente
definite transcendente
partitive transcendents

French

Verb

transcendent

  1. third-person plural present indicative of transcender
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of transcender

Latin

Verb

transcendent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of transcendō
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