experiential

[ ik-speer-ee-en-shuhl ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or derived from experience.

experiential

/ ɪkˌspɪərɪˈɛnʃəl /

adjective

1. philosophy relating to or derived from experience; empirical

Derived Forms

• exˌperiˈentially, adverb

Other Words From

• ex·peri·ential·ly adverb
• nonex·peri·ential adjective
• nonex·peri·ential·ly adverb
• transex·peri·ential adjective
• unex·peri·ential adjective
• unex·peri·ential·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of experiential¹

From the Medieval Latin word experientiālis, dating back to 1640–50. See experience, -al ¹

Example Sentences

Of course, TikTok doesn’t account for a large portion of most marketers’ ad budgets, as it’s still early days for the platform and many haven’t moved TikTok out of the experiential bucket.

From Digiday

They include experiential stores, which debuted in Chicago last year, with gym and cafe features.

From Fortune

This explanation of moral knowledge fits well with a plausible theory of our knowledge of consciousness, providing a unified account of both moral and experiential knowledge.

From Nautilus

Because we don’t want to annoy people using these platforms, whether its Snapchat or TikTok, we spend a lot of time thinking about the portfolio of content that will work in those more experiential settings.

From Digiday

For many agencies, especially those in experiential spaces, for example, there is simply not a lot of work.

From Digiday

It was a complex task they were asked to do, and every cultural and experiential advantage would be required.

From The Daily Beast

Sex, then, is not wholly experiential but at least partially transactional.

From The Daily Beast

As pioneers of experiential art, the duo wanted to blur the lines between reality and cartoonish fantasy.

From The Daily Beast

AFAR media has just announced the launch of its annual “Experiential Travel Awards.”

From The Daily Beast

The biggest issue seemed to be the experiential gap between them.

From The Daily Beast

He must combine the elements of his past experiential complexes into a mental picture of future events as he would have them.

From Project Gutenberg

Harry, I have always believed that experiential lessons were the only ones of much value.

From Project Gutenberg

Once again, you practice the technique of visual-imagery, tapping your experiential background for this feeling.

From Project Gutenberg

Not just any words, but words which "ring a bell" or tap the experiential background of the subject.

From Project Gutenberg

The genetic content is experiential; the developed concept, judgment, or inference is in form notic.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• experimental
• factual
• observational