Transcendent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹænsˈɛndənt/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹansˈɛndənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹansˈɛndənt/

3 syllables Say it as /tɹænsˈɛndənt/.

Examples

the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surpassing

Parts of Speech

adjective	exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
adjective	beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding “the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought”

Word Forms

transcendency	noun	the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
transcendence	noun	the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
transcend	verb	be superior or better than some standard

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

transzendent

die üblichen Grenzen überschreiten oder übertreffen, insbesondere in Bezug auf Exzellenz

🇫🇷French

transcendant

dépasser ou dépasser les limites habituelles notamment en excellence

🇪🇸Spanish

trascendente

Exceder o superar los límites habituales, especialmente en excelencia.

🇮🇹Italian

trascendente

eccedere o superare i limiti abituali soprattutto nell'eccellenza

🇵🇹Portuguese

transcendente

excedendo ou ultrapassando os limites habituais, especialmente em excelência

🇷🇺Russian

трансцендентный

превышение или превосходство обычных пределов, особенно в совершенстве

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्कृष्ट

विशेष रूप से उत्कृष्टता में सामान्य सीमा से अधिक या उससे आगे निकलना

🇧🇩Bengali

অতিক্রান্ত

বিশেষ করে শ্রেষ্ঠত্বে স্বাভাবিক সীমা অতিক্রম করা বা অতিক্রম করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மீறிய

வழக்கமான வரம்புகளை மீறுதல் அல்லது மீறுதல் குறிப்பாக சிறந்து

🇮🇳Telugu

అతీతమైనది

ముఖ్యంగా శ్రేష్ఠతలో సాధారణ పరిమితులను అధిగమించడం లేదా అధిగమించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

पलीकडे

नेहमीच्या मर्यादा ओलांडणे किंवा ओलांडणे विशेषतः उत्कृष्टतेमध्ये

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુણાતીત

ખાસ કરીને શ્રેષ્ઠતામાં સામાન્ય મર્યાદા ઓળંગવી અથવા વટાવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತೀತವಾದ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಮಿತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮೀರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಮೀರಿಸುವುದು ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിരുകടന്ന

സാധാരണ പരിധികൾ കവിയുകയോ മറികടക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മികവിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਰ

ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਉੱਤਮਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਮ ਸੀਮਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماورائی

معمول کی حدود سے تجاوز کرنا یا اس سے تجاوز کرنا خاص طور پر فضیلت میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

超越的

超过或超越通常的限制，尤其是在卓越方面

🇯🇵Japanese

超越的な

特に優れた点で通常の限界を超える、または超えている

🇰🇷Korean

탁월한

특히 우수성 측면에서 일반적인 한계를 초과하거나 능가함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

siêu việt

vượt quá hoặc vượt quá giới hạn thông thường, đặc biệt là ở mức xuất sắc

🇹🇭Thai

พ้น

เกินหรือเกินขอบเขตปกติโดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งในความเป็นเลิศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

transenden

melampaui atau melampaui batas yang biasa terutama dalam keunggulan

🇵🇭Filipino

transendente

paglampas o paglampas sa karaniwang mga limitasyon lalo na sa kahusayan

🇲🇾Malay

transenden

melebihi atau melepasi had biasa terutamanya dalam kecemerlangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متعال

تجاوز أو تجاوز الحدود المعتادة وخاصة في التميز

🇮🇷Persian

متعالی

فراتر رفتن یا فراتر از حد معمول به ویژه در تعالی

🇹🇷Turkish

aşkın

özellikle mükemmellikte olağan sınırları aşmak veya aşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

טרנסצנדנטי

חריגה או חריגה מהגבולות הרגילים במיוחד במצוינות

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