extant

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) Still in existence; not having disappeared.
2. (not-comparable) Still alive; not extinct.
3. (not-comparable, obsolete) Standing out, or above the rest.

Opposite of

inextant, extinct

Synonyms

existing

living

existent

present

surviving

Real Presence

Translations

existant

existente

existente

υπάρχων

σωζόμενος

remanescente

baki

ancora esistente

existent

übrig geblieben

esistente

inesistenza

in wezen

existent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛk.stənt/

Etymology

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