non-existentadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌnɒnᵻɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/,

/ˌnɒnɛɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌnɑnəɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, existent adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + existent adj. Compare earlier non-existence n.

A. adj.

That does not exist or have being.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [adjective]

pretended1489

Oudemian streeta1586

not-being1594

unbeing1607

inexistent1646

non-existent1646

insubsistent1654

unented1657

unexistenta1682

non-existing1743

null1762

unexisting1785

nullibiquitous1820

non-entitous1831

beingless1835

non-entitive1872

non-entitative1889

nil1937

1646 S. Bolton Deliverance in Birth 11 God was able to bring his own promise out of contrary & even non-existent means.

1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Deliramenta Catarrhi 28 Not an ascent of vapours from the stomack into the brain, not a miscelany of non-existent juices, not a feigned Defluxion of Phlegme mixt with Choler.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 75 What is and will be latent is little better than non existent.

1787 J. Hawkins Life Johnson 160 He sometimes raised subscriptions for non-existent poems.

1818–60 R. Whately Misc. Remains (1864) 82 The bread which I ate a year ago and the ambrosia of Homer's Gods are both equally non-existent at this moment.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. li. 188 This sound of a non-existent coach can only be heard by one of D'Urberville blood.

1917 E. Wharton Summer xii. 185 Like all the other figures peopling her meagre world he had grown non-existent to her.

1988 S. Quinn Mind of her Own ii. 43 Until the 1890s public education for girls was virtually nonexistent in Germany.

B. n.

1. A person who or thing which does not exist. Also (in extended use): a negligible person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > that which is non-existent > a thing that does not exist

noughta1425

goat woola1522

goat's wool1550

non-ens1603

nonentity1604

non-existence1646

nothingness1652

non-existent1658

non-being1662

not-being1725

non-existenta1856

1658 R. Baxter Of Saving Faith vii. 53 This is no more their fault, then it is that they see not non-existents.

1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles xlvii. 173 Confus'd Ideas Of Non-existents and Impossibles.

1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 230 The Champion's challenge to all the Non-existents, that..dispute his [sc. a prince's] Rights and Royalty.

1885 J. Martineau Types Ethical Theory (1886) I. i. i. 27 That of which there should be no idea would be ipso facto a non-existent.

1901 Philos. Rev. 10 489 We are reduced to a limiting point between two non-existents.

1991 T. Mo Redundancy of Courage xxviii. 384 These foreign spooks, these non-existents on the pay-rolls of any Western army, were part of that scheme.

2. With the. That which does not exist.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > that which is non-existent > a thing that does not exist

noughta1425

goat woola1522

goat's wool1550

non-ens1603

nonentity1604

non-existence1646

nothingness1652

non-existent1658

non-being1662

not-being1725

non-existenta1856

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. xvi. 294 Concerning Nature or the Non-Existent.

1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 220 I and all the world are in a difficulty about the non-existent.

1931 T. S. Moore Poems 132 Even dreamed good is sick and dying. Only the non existent is hale.

1991 A. Codrescu Belligerence 28 An Arc to commemorate the nonexistent, i. e., the future.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-existent
释义	non-existentadj.n. Brit. /ˌnɒnᵻɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/, /ˌnɒnɛɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌnɑnəɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, existent adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + existent adj. Compare earlier non-existence n. A. adj. That does not exist or have being. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [adjective] pretended1489 Oudemian streeta1586 not-being1594 unbeing1607 inexistent1646 non-existent1646 insubsistent1654 unented1657 unexistenta1682 non-existing1743 null1762 unexisting1785 nullibiquitous1820 non-entitous1831 beingless1835 non-entitive1872 non-entitative1889 nil1937 1646 S. Bolton Deliverance in Birth 11 God was able to bring his own promise out of contrary & even non-existent means. 1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Deliramenta Catarrhi 28 Not an ascent of vapours from the stomack into the brain, not a miscelany of non-existent juices, not a feigned Defluxion of Phlegme mixt with Choler. a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 75 What is and will be latent is little better than non existent. 1787 J. Hawkins Life Johnson 160 He sometimes raised subscriptions for non-existent poems. 1818–60 R. Whately Misc. Remains (1864) 82 The bread which I ate a year ago and the ambrosia of Homer's Gods are both equally non-existent at this moment. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. li. 188 This sound of a non-existent coach can only be heard by one of D'Urberville blood. 1917 E. Wharton Summer xii. 185 Like all the other figures peopling her meagre world he had grown non-existent to her. 1988 S. Quinn Mind of her Own ii. 43 Until the 1890s public education for girls was virtually nonexistent in Germany. B. n. 1. A person who or thing which does not exist. Also (in extended use): a negligible person. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > that which is non-existent > a thing that does not exist noughta1425 goat woola1522 goat's wool1550 non-ens1603 nonentity1604 non-existence1646 nothingness1652 non-existent1658 non-being1662 not-being1725 non-existenta1856 1658 R. Baxter Of Saving Faith vii. 53 This is no more their fault, then it is that they see not non-existents. 1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles xlvii. 173 Confus'd Ideas Of Non-existents and Impossibles. 1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 230 The Champion's challenge to all the Non-existents, that..dispute his [sc. a prince's] Rights and Royalty. 1885 J. Martineau Types Ethical Theory (1886) I. i. i. 27 That of which there should be no idea would be ipso facto a non-existent. 1901 Philos. Rev. 10 489 We are reduced to a limiting point between two non-existents. 1991 T. Mo Redundancy of Courage xxviii. 384 These foreign spooks, these non-existents on the pay-rolls of any Western army, were part of that scheme. 2. With the. That which does not exist. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > that which is non-existent > a thing that does not exist noughta1425 goat woola1522 goat's wool1550 non-ens1603 nonentity1604 non-existence1646 nothingness1652 non-existent1658 non-being1662 not-being1725 non-existenta1856 a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. xvi. 294 Concerning Nature or the Non-Existent. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 220 I and all the world are in a difficulty about the non-existent. 1931 T. S. Moore Poems 132 Even dreamed good is sick and dying. Only the non existent is hale. 1991 A. Codrescu Belligerence 28 An Arc to commemorate the nonexistent, i. e., the future. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1646
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