Ens

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /É›nz/

From Late Latin Ä“ns ("thing"), from esse ("to be"). See entity.

Full definition of ens

Noun

1. (philosophy) An entity or being; an existing thing, as opposed to a quality or attribute.
• 1860, John Henry Macmahon, A treatise on metaphysics: chiefly in reference to revealed religion, page 195:the Nature of the Supreme Ens
2. (chemistry, alchemy, now historical) Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; an essence, an active principle.
• 2006, Philip Ball, The Devil's Doctor, Arrow 2007, p. 245:Here he states that there are five ‘active principles’ – the five Enses or entia – that influence our bodies and give rise to disease ….

Inflected forms.

Noun

plural

1. Plural of en

Anagrams

• ESN, NES, Sen, Sen., sen, SNe