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.

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

Historical Examples of ens

That Ens Realissimum, synthesis of monster and superman, surnamed Napoleon!
Philosophy and The Social Problem
Will Durant
To be cogitated is no more an attribute of Ens than of Non-Ens.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume I (of 4)
George Grote
Motion is different from Ens — in other words, it is Non-Ens.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)
George Grote
It is not an ens per se, but a product of external influences.
The Philosophy of Natural Theology
William Jackson
Every being (ens) that in any manner (quocumque modo) is, is from God.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)
Henry Osborn Taylor

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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