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nonexistent

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌnɑːnɪɡˈzɪstənt/ · UK /ˌnɒnɪɡˈzɪstənt/

nonexistent means: Something described this way is completely missing or never happens.

adjective

NOT PRESENTB2

Something described this way is completely missing or never happens.

  • Bus services here are nonexistent.
  • Traffic was almost nonexistent that morning.
  • Their communication became virtually nonexistent after the move.

Similar words: absent

Opposites: present

Common phrases: nonexistent support, virtually nonexistent, nonexistent service

NOT REALB2

Something described this way is not real and does not exist.

  • The story describes a nonexistent country.
  • She sent money to a nonexistent company.
  • They searched for a nonexistent treasure.

Similar words: imaginary, unreal

Opposites: real

Common phrases: nonexistent creature, nonexistent person, nonexistent world

noun

UNREAL THINGC2

A thing that has no real existence.

  • A unicorn is a nonexistent.
  • The philosopher distinguished existents from nonexistents.
  • Can a nonexistent be the subject of a true statement?

Common phrases: a nonexistent, imaginary nonexistents

Questions about nonexistent

What does nonexistent mean?

Something described this way is completely missing or never happens.

What is nonexistent in other languages?

Türkçe: yok · Español: inexistente · Français: inexistant · Deutsch: nicht vorhanden · Italiano: inesistente · 日本語: 皆無の

How do you pronounce nonexistent?

In American English /ˌnɑːnɪɡˈzɪstənt/; in British English /ˌnɒnɪɡˈzɪstənt/.

How do you use nonexistent in a sentence?

Bus services here are nonexistent. Traffic was almost nonexistent that morning.

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