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nonexistent

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non·ex·is·tence  (nng-zstns)
n.
1. The condition of not existing.
2. Something that does not exist.
nonex·istent adj.
nonexistent
Adjective
not existing in a particular place
nonexistence n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.nonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent"
extinct - (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"
existent, existing - having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran"
nonexistent
adjective imaginary, imagined, fancied, fictional, mythical, unreal, hypothetical, illusory, insubstantial, hallucinatory << OPPOSITE real
Translations
nonexistent [nɔnɪgˈzɪstənt] adj → inexistente
nonexistent [nɔnɪgˈzɪstənt] adj → inexistant(e)


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If any did so, he was ready to force all who might speak to be silent and to respect the nonexistent honor of the woman he loved.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
He asserted that matter was nonexistent except in the imagination of man--that all was mental, and so he believed that by persisting in his suggestion he could eventually make of me a permanent suggestion in the minds of all creatures.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
I didn't know how much time had elapsed and neither did Perry, for time is nonexistent in Pellucidar.
Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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