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Existential vs Incomprehensible - What's the difference?

existential | incomprehensible |

As adjectives the difference between existential and incomprehensible

is that existential is of, or relating to existence while incomprehensible is incomprehensible.

existential

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, or relating to existence.
  • Based on experience; empirical.
  • (philosophy) Of, or relating to existentialism.
  • (linguistics) That part of a sentence indicating existence e.g. "there is".

    • Antonyms

    * non-phenomenal * noumenal * non-metaphysical

    Derived terms

    * existentialism * existentialist * existential crisis * existential quantifier

    Related terms

    * aseity * exist * existence * existent * existant

    incomprehensible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Impossible or very difficult to understand.
  • * Greg Bear, Heads , 1990
    • He shook his head. 'It's not only undefined, it's incomprehensible. Even the QL is befuddled by it and can't give me straight answers.'
  • * Mark Twain, Letters From The Earth , 1938
    • But this inference, which is supported by the opening of Book I, renders incomprehensible the note "and I have finished writing this," which is included within the dream.

    Related terms

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    Synonyms

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    Antonyms

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