existentialist

[eg-zi-sten-shuhl-ist, ek-si-]

adjective

1. of or relating to existentialism.

2. relating to concerns about one's own existence or survival; existential.

3. affirming or celebrating existence.

noun

1. someone adhering to existentialism.

Example Sentences

The existentialist lyrics speak about the futility of material pursuits.

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He realized the existentialists made more sense to him than the Christian teachings of his youth.

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As an old-school existentialist, I just go through life with a certain detached, fun, irony.

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“Cruel” is a more timeless, existentialist accusation about a sadness inherent to life itself.

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Of course, one cannot completely escape loneliness, as it is a natural part of the human experience; or "la condition humaine," as a French existentialist might say.

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