Pop Quiz, Wordsmith

In my efforts to get better grip on language, I sometimes try to make myself properly define a word. I check myself with a dictionary. Yes, I really do this. Its fun.

Today’s word: transcendent.

I thought for a second and came up with this definition: that which defies natural boundaries or limits.

Turns out, I was pretty close. Webster says that transcendent means, a) exceeding the usual limits, SURPASSING, b) extending beyond the limits of ordinary experience.

Anytime I get overlap like the word “limit” I consider it a pass. If I were making a dictionary, I’d probably go with the idea of defying limits versus exceeding limits. Maybe.