Definitions for: Existent


[adj] presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"
[adj] 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"
[adj] 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



Webster (1913) Definition: Ex*ist"ent, a. [L. existens, -entis, p. pr. of
existere. See Exist.]
Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now;
taking place.

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

Synonyms: active, actual, actualised, actualized, alive(p), effective, existing, factual, historical, real, very(a)

Antonyms: nonexistent, possible, potential, unreal

See Also: concrete, echt, extant, genuine, realistic, sincere

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