Definitions for existent

Definitions for (adj) existent

Main entry: actual, existent

Definition: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

Usage: the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different; actual and imagined conditions


Main entry: existent, existing

Definition: having existence or being or actuality

Usage: 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


Main entry: existent, real

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

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


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