Definition of existent Existent

/ɛgzɪˈstʌnt/ - [egzistunt] - ex•ist•ent

We found 9 definitions of existent from 5 different sources.

What does existent mean?

WordNet

Adjective
existent - 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"
		existing
		nonexistent not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent"
		extant still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd
		beingness, being, existence the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
existent - 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
		real
		unreal lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"
		concrete capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees"
		echt, genuine not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"
		realistic aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans"
		sincere open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"
		realness, reality, realism the quality possessed by something that is real
		actual presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"
		factual, actual of or relating to or characterized by facts; "factual considerations"
		documentary, objective relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
existent - presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"
		actual
		possible, potential capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"
		actuality the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality"