INEXISTENCE

Etymology

Noun

inexistence (usually uncountable, plural inexistences)

The state of not being, not existing, or not being perceptible.

The state of existing in something

That which exists within; a constituent.

Usage notes

• In modern philosophical writing, this is chiefly used with the sense "nonexistence" as a literal translation or calque of a corresponding term in another European language, such as the German Inexistenz or the Spanish inexistencia.

Synonyms

• (not existing): nonexistence, absence, lack; See also inexistence

• (existing within): inherence; See also intrinsicality

Source: Wiktionary


In`ex*ist"ence, n. Etym: [Pref. in- in + existence.] [Obs.] (a) Inherence; subsistence. Bp. Hall. (b) That which exists within; a constituent. A. Tucker.

In`ex*ist"ence, n. Etym: [Pref. in- in + existence: cf. F. inexistence.]

Definition: Want of being or existence.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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