French Conversation · Level 14
89 words
French word
inexistence
Pronunciation
IPA/inɛgzistɑ̃s/
Meaning
- feminine nounnonexistence
Example
Il admet l'inexistence de preuves.
He admits the nonexistence of evidence.
More examples
Il a remarqué l'inexistence de réponses au message.
He noticed the absence of responses to the message.
Core concept
A blank space where the expected thing, fact, or proof should be.
Similar words
absence: The state of being absent when presence is expected.
manque: A shortage in quantity or degree.
Definition in French
Désigne le fait qu'une chose, un fait ou une preuve n'existe pas.
Word origin
Inexistence combines the French negative prefix in- with existence, a learned word from Latin existentia.
Usage tips
- Inexistence is a feminine, formal noun, commonly used in the pattern l'inexistence de + noun.
Related words
- inexistantnonexistentadjective