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Having vs Existent - What's the difference?

having | existent |

As nouns the difference between having and existent

is that having is something owned; possession; goods; estate while existent is (archaic) a being or entity that exists independently.

As a verb having

is .

As a adjective existent is

existing; having life or being, current; occurring now.

having

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something owned; possession; goods; estate.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I'll lend you something; my having is not much.
  • * 1875 , Tennyson, Queen Mary
    • Your havings wasted by the scythe and spade,
    Your rights and charters hobnail' d into slush

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    existent

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • existing; having life or being, current; occurring now

    • Synonyms

    * existing

    Antonyms

    * nonexistent

    Related terms

    * exist * existence * existential * extant

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) a being or entity that exists independently
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