English Explanatory Dictionary

extant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Still in existence; not having disappeared.
  2. Still alive; not extinct.
  3. Standing out, or above the rest.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛk.stənt/ /ɛkˈstænt/ en-us-extant.ogg

Word forms

extant

Etymology

First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, extāns, present participle of extō (“to stand out, exist, be extant”), from ex- (“out”) + stō (“stand”).

Synonyms

existent existing essential extant alive and kicking living vital above ground alive alive and well animate animated kicking live lively livesome quick still with us surviving undeceased vitalic

Antonyms

inextant extinct

Related words

extance extancy

Derived words

nonextant then-extant
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