ens · noun1
- Late Latin · borrowed fromēns“thing”
- English todayens
From Late Latin ēns (“thing”), from esse (“to be”). See entity.
ens · noun2
Inflected forms.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An entity or being; an existing thing, as opposed to a quality or attribute. Full definition →
From Late Latin ēns (“thing”), from esse (“to be”). See entity.
Inflected forms.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.