ens

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An entity or being; an existing thing, as opposed to a quality or attribute.
  2. Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; an essence, an active principle.
noun
  1. plural of en
noun
  1. Initialism of enteric nervous system.
name
  1. Initialism of Ethereum Name Service.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of ens.
noun
  1. plural of EN

Pronunciation

/ˈɛnz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ens.wav

Word forms

ens enses entia ENSs

Etymology

From Late Latin ēns (“thing”), from esse (“to be”). See entity.

Derived words

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