ens

[enz, ens]

noun, plural en·ti·a [en-shee-uh, -tee-uh] /ˈɛn ʃi ə, -ti ə/, Metaphysics.

an existing or real thing; an entity.

Nearby words

Origin of ens

< Latin ēns, present participle of esse to be

en

[en]

noun

the letter N, n.

Also called nut. Printing. half of the width of an em.

adjective

Printing. having the area of an en quad or the length of an en: en quad; en dash.

Origin of en

First recorded in 1785–95

Ens.

Ensign.

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Examples from the Web for ens

On the other hand, the nihil privativum and ens imaginarium are empty data for conceptions.
The Critique of Pure Reason|Immanuel Kant
But you admit (says the Eleate) that the mind knows Ens:— and that Ens is known by the mind.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)|George Grote
Ens or the Existent was eternal and unchangeable: Fiens or the Generated was always in change or transit, coming or going.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)|George Grote
A literal translation, as Mr. M. Mason observes, of Ens Entium.
The Plays of Philip Massinger|Philip Massinger

Clarence, klar′ens, n. a four-wheeled carriage, seated inside for two or more persons.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ens

ens

noun plural entia (ˈɛnʃɪə) metaphysics

being or existence in the most general abstract sense

a real thing, esp as opposed to an attribute; entity

Word Origin for ens

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

EN

abbreviation for (in Britain)

enrolled nurse

English Nature

Ens.

abbreviation for

Ensign

en

noun

printing a unit of measurement, half the width of an emAlso called: nut See also ennage

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