ens

¹

[ enz, ens ]

noun

, Metaphysics.

, plural en·ti·a [en, -shee-, uh, -tee-, uh],

1. an existing or real thing; an entity.

Ens.

²

abbreviation for

1. Ensign.

Ens.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Ensign

ens

²

/ ɛnz /

noun

1. being or existence in the most general abstract sense
2. a real thing, esp as opposed to an attribute; entity

Word History and Origins

Origin of ens¹

< Latin ēns, present participle of esse to be

Word History and Origins

Origin of ens¹

C16: from Late Latin, literally: being, from Latin esse to be

Example Sentences

Companies could wade into Web3 door by buying an ENS domain, or an identifier on a blockchain that would give you access to a domain name on the blockchain that people can easily identify and find you.

From Digiday

Thomas goes on to contradict Aristotle, in holding quod nullum ens esset nisi corpus.

From Project Gutenberg

Appetency, ap′pet-ens-i, n. a seeking after: craving or appetite: desire, especially sensual desire—also Ap′petence.

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How can we conceive Non-Ens: or confound together two distinct realities?

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To admit this, we must assume the thing that is not (or Non-Ens, Nothing) to have a real existence.

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Non-Ens, or Nothing, is not the name of any existing thing, or of any Something.

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