existent

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled existant

US /ɪɡˈzɪstənt/ UK /ɪɡˈzɪstənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
having actual being; existing at present

They worked within the existent legal framework.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having actual being;... existing extant actual present real living current

Opposites

nonexistent extinct imaginary absent

Word family

Forms existents

Derived forms existential

Related forms exist existence coexistent

Etymology

From Latin existens (exsistens), present participle of existere ('to step forth, come into being, exist'), from ex- ('out') + sistere ('to take a stand'), from stare ('to stand').

existere Latin sistere Latin stare Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# existent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzɪstənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪɡˈzɪstənt/

## Meanings
1. having actual being; existing at present

## Examples
- They worked within the existent legal framework.

## Synonyms
- existing
- extant
- actual
- present
- real
- living
- current

## Antonyms
- nonexistent
- extinct
- imaginary
- absent

## Derived Forms
- existential

## Related Forms
- exist
- existence
- coexistent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: existere
- Root: sistere
- Root: stare

## Etymology
From Latin existens (exsistens), present participle of existere ('to step forth, come into being, exist'), from ex- ('out') + sistere ('to take a stand'), from stare ('to stand').

## AI Etymology
Existent is from Latin existens (exsistens), present participle of existere ('to step forth, come into being, exist'), from ex- ('out') + sistere ('to take a stand'), from stare ('to stand'). Important recorded forms include existere (Latin), sistere (Latin), and stare (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers having actual being; existing at present. The wider family includes derived forms such as existential and related words such as exist, existence, and coexistent.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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