transcendent

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
  2. adjective beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

surpassing

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