ex·is·ten·tial Of, relating to, or dealing with existence.
Based on experience; empirical.
Of or as conceived by existentialism or existentialists: an existential moment of choice.
Linguistics Of or relating to a construction or part of a construction that indicates existence, as the words there is in the sentence There is a cat on the mat.
Linguistics ex'is·ten'tial·ly adv.
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mind The human consciousness that originates in the brain and is manifested especially in thought, perception, emotion, will, memory, and imagination.
The collective conscious and unconscious processes in a sentient organism that direct and influence mental and physical behavior.
The principle of intelligence; the spirit of consciousness regarded as an aspect of reality.
The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and applying knowledge: Follow your mind, not your heart.
A person of great mental ability: the great minds of the century.
Individual consciousness, memory, or recollection: I'll bear the problem in mind.
A person or group that embodies certain mental qualities: the medical mind; the public mind.
The thought processes characteristic of a person or group; psychological makeup: the criminal mind.
Opinion or sentiment: He changed his mind when he heard all the facts.
Desire or inclination: She had a mind to spend her vacation in the desert.
Focus of thought; attention: I can't keep my mind on work.
A healthy mental state; sanity: losing one's mind.
mind·ed , mind·ing , minds tr. To bring (an object or idea) to mind; remember.
To become aware of; notice.
Upper Southern U.S. To have in mind as a goal or purpose; intend.
To care about; be concerned about.
To object to; dislike: doesn't mind doing the chores.
To heed in order to obey: The children minded their babysitter.
To attend to: Mind closely what I tell you.
To be careful about: Mind the icy sidewalk!
To care about; be concerned about.
To object to; dislike: doesn't mind doing the chores.
To take care or charge of; look after.
intr. To take notice; give heed.
To behave obediently.
To be concerned or troubled; care: "Not minding about bad food has become a national obsession" (Times Literary Supplement).
To be cautious or careful.
minde , from Old English gemynd ; see men- 1 in Indo-European roots.]mind'er n. Synonyms Mind refers broadly to the capacities for thought, perception, memory, and decision: "No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear" (Edmund Burke).Intellect stresses knowing, thinking, and understanding: "Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect" (Herbert Spencer).Intelligence implies solving problems, learning from experience, and reasoning abstractly: "The world of the future will be an ever more demanding struggle against the limitations of our intelligence" (Norbert Wiener).Brain suggests strength of intellect: We racked our brains to find a solution. Wit stresses quickness of intelligence or facility of comprehension: "There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise" (Roger Ascham).Reason, the capacity for logical, rational, and analytic thought, embraces comprehending, evaluating, and drawing conclusions: "Since I have had the full use of my reason, nobody has ever heard me laugh" (Earl of Chesterfield). See Also Synonyms at tend 2 .
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