existent meaning

UK /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/ US /ɛɡˈzɪstənt/ 3 syllables

existent (adjective): having existence or being or actuality.

existent has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

existent as an adjective

  1. 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

    Synonyms: existing

    Opposite: nonexistent

    Similar: active

    Related forms: existence, exist

  2. 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!

    Synonyms: real

    Similar: actual, documentary, objective, historical

    Related forms: existence, exist

  3. presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
    • the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different
    • actual and imagined conditions

    Synonyms: actual

    Similar: effective

    Related forms: existence, exist

How to pronounce existent

existent is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/ in British English and /ɛɡˈzɪstənt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with existent

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in NT · 8-letter words

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