Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transcendent

/tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: tran-scen-dent
IPA: /tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndənt/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Surpassing usual limits.

adj

Supreme in excellence.

adj

Beyond the range of usual perception.

adj

Free from constraints of the material world.

noun

That which surpasses or is supereminent; something excellent.

Example Sentences

"In sculpture and in the drama, in Aristophanic farce and in hieratic rituals, in pictorial art and in the stream of literature, the phallus is transcendent."
""One shot. Wars can't be won with just one... oh. Oh my. You utterly transcendent idiots should not have put a transponder there.""
"Both stood silent, gazing on each other; Walter was actually lost in admiration of Lady Marchmont's transcendent beauty."

Etymology

From transcend + -ent, or borrowed from Latin trānscendēns.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: trānscendēns

Inflected Forms

more transcendent (comparative) most transcendent (superlative) transcendents (plural)

Derived Forms

hypertranscendent nontranscendent supertranscendent transcendentness

Frequently Paired Words

transcendence transcendency transcendental transcendently

Synonyms

surpassing

Rhymes With

independent dependent defendant superintendent attendant pendant descendant ascendant resplendent interdependent descendent superintendant

Questions

How do you pronounce transcendent?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndənt/.
What does transcendent mean?: Surpassing usual limits.
Where does transcendent come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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