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existent

[ ig-zis-tuh nt ]

/ ɪgˈzɪs tənt /

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adjective

existing; having existence.

now existing.

noun

a person or thing that exists.

Origin of existent

1555–65; < Latin existent- (stem of existēns), present participle of existere to exist; see -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM existent

qua·si-ex·ist·ent, adjective un·ex·ist·ent, adjective

Words nearby existent

eximious, exine, exist, existence, existence theorem, existent, existential, existential psychology, existential quantifier, existentialism, exit

Example sentences from the Web for existent

The contemplation of the wonders of Eternity does not conceal the advantages of actual and existent Time.

When the World Shook |H. Rider Haggard
Every existent thing, that is, every individual object, is a compound of matter and form.

A Critical History of Greek Philosophy |W. T. Stace
But he does fall into the second, when he identifies the Lawful with the Real or Existent.

Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume II (of 4) |George Grote
To reflect on any thing simply, and to reflect on it as existent, are nothing different from each other.

A Treatise of Human Nature |David Hume

Spiritual creation is not a mere copy, an employment of an existent time-character.

Life's Basis and Life's Ideal |Rudolf Eucken

British Dictionary definitions for existent

existent

/ (ɪɡˈzɪstənt) /

adjective

in existence; extant; current

having existence; living

noun

a person or a thing that exists