'I got leid in Hawaii', proclaims a favorite bumper sticker that many visitors take back to the mainland. What is it about those fragrant flower garlands and the sensual image invoked by the words lei and Hawaii? From the earliest times, men and women worldwide have adorned themselves with leis.
Prandial pain is pain while eating. Although medical terms usually have a reasonably logical derivation, this is not the case with prandial.. It comes from the Latin prandium which meant a late breakfast or lunch.. Prandium was derived in turn from the Greek pro-, before + endios, midday. Now, however, prandial refers to any meal -- breakfast, lunch, supper or snack.
adjective. The definition of existential is something related to existence. A philosophy designed to understand and consider existence and the meaning of existence is an example of something that would be described as existential.1  of, based on, or expressing existence. 2  of, relating to, or as conceived of in, existentialism: now often used to refer in general to the human condition as characterized by feelings of uncertainty, anxiety, depression, etc.ords near existential in the dictionary. 1  existences. 2  existencies. 3  existency. 4  existent. 5  existential. 6  existential-crisis. 7  existential-instantiation. 8  existential-nihilism. 9  existential-quantifier. 10  existentialism.