What does existent mean?

Definitions for existent
ɪgˈzɪs təntex·is·tent

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. existent, existingadjective

    having existence or being or actuality

    "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran"

  2. real, existentadjective

    being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

    "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow

  3. actual, existentadjective

    presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

    "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"

Wiktionary

  1. existentnoun

    a being or entity that exists independently

  2. existentadjective

    existing; having life or being, current; occurring now

  3. Etymology: From existens, from existere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Existentadjective

    In being; in possession of being or of existence.

    Etymology: from exist.

    Whatsoever sign the sun possessed, whose recess or vicinity defineth the quarters of the year, those seasons were actually existent. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. vi. c. 2.

    The eyes and minds are fastened on objects which have no real being, as if they were truly existent. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. existent

    Existent refers to something that currently exists, has reality or being, or is present in the real world. It can denote a person, thing, or a state that is recognized or acknowledged to be real or factual.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Existentadjective

    having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now; taking place

  2. Etymology: [L. existens, -entis, p. pr. of existere. See Exist.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of existent in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of existent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of existent in a Sentence

  1. Michael Thais:

    Ñame something not real and you can be shown something non-existent.

  2. Helle Jacobsen:

    There is this understanding in Denmark that it has already achieved gender equality, but when it comes to sexual violence, it is almost impossible to get a conviction for rape, there is a very low number of [ women reporting rape ], so it means access to justice in Denmark if you are a rape a survivor is almost non existent.

  3. Harry Emerson Fosdick:

    The fact that astronomies change while the stars abide is a true analogy of every realm of human life and thought, religion not least of all. No existent theology can be a final formulation of spiritual truth.

  4. Simon Newell:

    For some, continuing life-sustaining treatment is simply prolonging suffering in the face of the inevitable, for (some) babies, no treatment is going to cure them and their quality of life is non-existent.

  5. Ed Markey:

    Those concessions ... as long as Republicans control both the House and Senate are pretty much non-existent.

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