inexistent

[ in-ig-zis-tuhnt ]

adjective

1. not existent; having no existence; nonexistent.

inexistent

/ ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstənt /

adjective

1. a rare word for nonexistent

Derived Forms

• ˌinexˈistence, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inexistent¹

1640–50; < Late Latin inexistent- (stem of inexistēns ) not existing. See in- ³, existent

Example Sentences

Is it possible for an inexistent thing to vouch for the existence of something which we know only from its attestations?

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At the bottom of the ravine the alternative vanishes; becomes a thing inexistent, in fact.

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He was a good subject for speculation because imponderable and inexistent.

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