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Definition: Transcendent |
TranscendentAdjective1. Beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding; "philosophers...often explicitly reject the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought...and claim to be concerned only with thought itself..."- W.P.Alston; "the unknowable mysteries of lifer". 2. Exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "transcendent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Transcendent \Tran*scend"ent\, adjective. [Latin expression transcendens, -entis, present participle of transcendere to transcend: compare to the French expression transcendant, German transcendent.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: TranscendentSynonyms: surpassing (adj), unknowable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Repute | Great, dignified, proud, noble, honorable, worshipful, lordly, grand, stately, august, princely. imposing, solemn, transcendent, majestic, sacred, sublime, heaven-born, heroic, sans peur et sans reproche; sacrosanct. |
Superiority | Supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning; first-rate; (important), (excellent); unrivaled peerless, matchless; none such, second to none, sans pareil; unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed; superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra; beyond compare, beyond comparison; culminating; (topmost); transcendent, transcendental;plus royaliste que le Roi, more catholic than the Pope |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Transcendent |
| English words defined with "transcendent": Archtraitor ♦ Trancscendental, Transcendently ♦ unknowable. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Transcendent" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Romanian (transcendent), Swedish (transcendent, transcendental). |
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| Author | Quotation |
Thomas Carlyle | Worship is transcendent wonder. |
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| "Transcendent" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 68.49% of the time. "Transcendent" is used about 146 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 68.49% | 100 | 32,668 |
| Noun (singular) | 31.51% | 46 | 50,285 |
| Total | 100.00% | 146 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "transcendent": evidence-transcendent. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
transcendent | 9 |
sound transcendent | 7 |
philosophy transcendent | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "transcendent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i mrekullueshëm (divine, dreamy, elegant, excellent, fabulous, goluptious, goodly, gorgeous, heavenly, killing, magnificent, marvellous, marvelous, miraculous, nailing, nifty, peachy, prodigious, rare, ravishing, remarkable, slapping, spanking, striking, superior, unusual, wonderful, wondrous), i jashtëzakonshëm (egregious, emergency, exceeding, exceptional, exceptive, exclusive, extraordinary, heroic, inconceivable, incredible, marvellous, marvelous, phenomenal, powerful, prodigious, sole, stupendous, terrible, thumping, transcendental, uncommon, unthinkable, unusual, wonderful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فائق (supreme, transcendental), متعال, متجاوز الحد (overweening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съвършен (consummate, finished, full, ideal, indefectible, masterly, out and out, outright, perfect, right-down, spheral, thoroughgoing, thorough-paced, unexceptionable, very), надвишаващ всички, надминаващ всички (superlative), превъзходен (capital, egregious, excellent, incompatible, nailing, pre eminent, rare, super, superb, superlative, swell, tiptop, top-hole, topping, wizard), интуитивен (intuitional, intuitive, transcendental, visceral). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | nesrovnatelný (beyond compare, incomparable, repugnant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | transcendant. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | transzendent (transcendental), hervorragend (beautiful, beautifully, brilliant, bully, conspicuous, distinguished, eminent, excellent, excellently, jutting, magnificent, magnificently, outstanding, outstandingly, pre eminent, preeminent, pre-eminently, projecting, protruding, salient, saliently, splendid, splendidly, superb, superbly, superior, superlative, surpassing, surpassingly, vintage), alles übersteigend, überragend (outreaching, outstanding, paramount, pre eminent, preeminent, superior, superlative, superlatively). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | υπερέχων (predominant), υπερβατικόσ, ανώτεροσ (advanced, superior, upper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | transzcendens. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | trascendente. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 高踏的 , 高踏 (aloof, highbrow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | "うとうてき, "うとう (aloof, bald-headed, bow deeply, demotion, goodpitching, high class, high grade, highbrow, kowtow, larynx, oral, oral answer, political party, red light, steep price rise, sudden price jump, the imperial line). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | tarcheimneeagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | anscendenttray transcendente (surpassing, transcendental), transcendental (abstract, otherworldly, transcendental), superior (above, ascendant, atop, better, bettor, chief, choice, classy, crack-a-jack, gentle, high, master, olympian, over, pre-eminent, premium, select, supreme, towering, upper), invulgar (exceptional, extraordinary, fancy, heavy, king-size, rare, singular, strange, stunning, thundering, unco, uncommon, unique, unknown, unusual, unwonted), extraordinário (amazing, exquisite, extra, extraordinary, formidable, king-size, miraculous, particular, phenomenal, prodigious, rare, remarkable, sensational, shining, singular, special, sublime, surpassing, tremendous, uncommon, unusual, unwonted). (various references) transcendent. (various references) превосходящий (superior), превосходный (admirable, bang-up, beautiful, capital, clinking, divine, excellent, fine, grand, groovy, hunky-dory, jim-dandy, nailing, once-stellar, palmary, posh, prime, smashing, spanking, superb, superlative, surpassing, tiptop, top-hole, topnotch, top-notch, unexceptionable, unexceptional). (various references) transcedentan, uzvišen (exalted, lofty, noble, raised, soaring, sublime). (various references) trascendente (important). (various references) transcendent (transcendental), enastående (eminent, exceptionally, exquisite, extremely, incomparable, matchless, outstanding, phenomenal, rara avis, rare, singular, sovereign, top flight, unbeatable, unequalled, unexampled, unique, unparallelled), överlägsen (lofty, overweening, pre eminent, pre-eminent, snuffy, superior, supreme, upstage). (various references) insan aklını aşan, deneyüstü (transcendental), üstün (above, ascendant, ascendent, atop, atop of, choice, distingue, excellent, extra, golden, high, hyper-, over, predominant, pre-eminencent, preponderant, super, super-, super-duty, superior, supra-, unsurpassed, up). (various references) трансцендентальний (supersensible, transcendental), видатний (big time, conspicuous, egregious, eminent, extant, laureate, leading, notable, noted, only, outstanding, pre eminent, prominent, remarkable, shining, signal, stellar, walloping), незрівнянний (disparate, incomparable, matchless, peerless, rare, stunning, unapproachable, unmatched, unparalleled). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "transcendent": transcendental, transcendentalism, transcendentalisms, transcendentalist, transcendentalists, transcendentally, transcendently. (additional references) | |
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"Transcendent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: tanscendent, trancendent, transcedent, transcendant, transendent. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "transcendent" (pronounced transe"ndunt) |
| 7 | -s e" n d u n t | ascendant, descendant, descendent. |
| 6 | -e" n d u n t | attendant, defendant, dependent, independent, interdependent, pendant, resplendent, superintendent. |
| 5 | -n d u n t | abundant, corespondent, correspondent, despondent, redundant, respondent. |
| 4 | -d u n t | accident, antecedent, antioxidant, ardent, coincident, confident, decadent, decedent, discordant, dissident, evident, imprudent, incident, mordant, nonresident, overconfident, oxidant, precedent, provident, prudent, resident, retardant, rodent, strident, student, trident, verdant. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, accelerant, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antidepressant, antigovernment, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, cormorant, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decent, declarant, decongestant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resilient, resistant, resonant, restatement, resultant, resurgent, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, stringent, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-n-n-n-r-s-t-t" | |
-2 letters: transected. | |
-3 letters: ascendent, attenders, decanters, entranced, entrances, renascent, scattered, tendances, transcend. | |
-4 letters: ascender, attender, canteens, cantered, centares, centners, crenated, decanter, detracts, ensnared, entrance, entrants, entreats, nattered, ratteens, rattened, reascend, reascent, recanted, reenacts, restated, retasted, sarcenet, scandent, setenant, tenanted, tendance, transect. | |
-5 letters: attends, candent, canners, canteen, canters, careens, carnets, caserne, casette, catered, centare, centers, centner. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-e-n-n-n-r-s-t-t" | |
+2 letters: transcendental, transcendently. | |
+4 letters: deconcentrations, transcendentally. | |
+5 letters: transcendentalism, transcendentalist. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 72 61 6E 73 63 65 6E 64 65 6E 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- .-. .- -. ... -.-. . -. -.. . -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01110010 01100001 01101110 01110011 01100011 01100101 01101110 01100100 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T r a n s c e n d e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0072 0061 006E 0073 0063 0065 006E 0064 0065 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)548467808569718070718086 |
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