existent

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having existence or being or actuality
  2. adjective being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; ; ; ; ; ; - Longfellow
  3. adjective presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

Etymology

From Latin existens, from existere.

In classic literature

Synonyms

existing

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