non-ensn.

Brit.

/ˌnɒnˈɛnz/, U.S.

/ˈnɑnˈɛnz/

Inflections: Plural non-entia

/nɒnˈɛnʃ(ɪ)ə/;

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin non ens.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin non ens (4th cent.; from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin nōn not (see non- prefix) + ēns (see ens n.).

Now rare.

1. A thing which has no existence. Cf. nonentity n. 1a. Now chiefly Philosophy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > that which is non-existent > a thing that does not exist

noughta1425

goat woola1522

goat's wool1550

non-ens1603

nonentity1604

non-existence1646

nothingness1652

non-existent1658

non-being1662

not-being1725

non-existenta1856

1603 J. Davies Microcosmos 176 Without Favoure, Loue is a non Ens; For, Favoure waites vpon Loves excellence.

1650 J. Howell Addit. Lett. xxiii. 37 in Epistolæ Ho-elianæ (ed. 2) To wast their brains in making laws against Chymeras, against non entia.

1680 R. Boyle Exper. & Notes Prodvcibleness Chymicall Princ. iv. 213 in Sceptical Chymist (new ed.) There are many learned Chymists that looke upon incalescent Mercuries..as Chymical non-entia.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) ii. iv. §81. 270 A false Fact is a Non-Ens, and cannot be revealed.

1762 Ld. Kames Elements Crit. I. ii. 68 Cessation of bodily pain is not of itself a pleasure; for a non-ens or a negative can neither give pleasure nor pain.

1805–20 W. Blake Jerusalem iv. Pl. 98 The all tremendous unfathomable Non Ens Of Death was seen in regenerations terrific or complacent.

1855 N. Brit. Rev. May 56 The mass of the sailors..have got among them (as, perhaps, they were intended to have) the notion that Raleigh's being still non ens in law absolves them from obeying him when they do not choose.

1943 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 4 227 Are being and non-being (ens et non-ens) the same, or not the same?

1960 Mind 69 566 As appears from Leibniz's way of using the constant ‘Ens’ in certain definitions and theorems, ‘non-Ens’ may be defined in this connection as the conjunction of an arbitrary constant designation of a proposition and its negation.

2. Cambridge University slang. A freshman who has not yet matriculated. In early use also: the condition of not having matriculated. Now historical and rare.

ΚΠ

1794 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 1084/2 A jolly fat fellow..was a non ens forsooth! and had not yet been matriculated.

1795 Let. in Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 818/2 A person admitted [to Cambridge University] after the commencement in July is called a Non Ens to the day in January in which the Questionists of the year become Bachelors of Arts elect,..when he obtains the appellation of A Freshman.

1803 Gradus ad Cantabrigiam Non ens, a Freshman in Embryo! one who has not been matriculated,..consequently is not considered as having any being!

1817 W. Wordsworth Let. 7 Sept. (1970) III. 398 Your [protégé] might go to College immediately and reside as a Non-ens., i.e. without university rank.

1829 W. M. Thackeray Let. 18 Apr. (1945) I. 61 It will..be certainly disadvantageous to me to keep a nonens.

1950 M. Marples University Slang 33 A man who entered the university in July remained a non ens until the following January.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-ens
释义	non-ensn. Brit. /ˌnɒnˈɛnz/, U.S. /ˈnɑnˈɛnz/ Inflections: Plural non-entia /nɒnˈɛnʃ(ɪ)ə/; Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin non ens. Etymology: < post-classical Latin non ens (4th cent.; from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin nōn not (see non- prefix) + ēns (see ens n.). Now rare. 1. A thing which has no existence. Cf. nonentity n. 1a. Now chiefly Philosophy. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > that which is non-existent > a thing that does not exist noughta1425 goat woola1522 goat's wool1550 non-ens1603 nonentity1604 non-existence1646 nothingness1652 non-existent1658 non-being1662 not-being1725 non-existenta1856 1603 J. Davies Microcosmos 176 Without Favoure, Loue is a non Ens; For, Favoure waites vpon Loves excellence. 1650 J. Howell Addit. Lett. xxiii. 37 in Epistolæ Ho-elianæ (ed. 2) To wast their brains in making laws against Chymeras, against non entia. 1680 R. Boyle Exper. & Notes Prodvcibleness Chymicall Princ. iv. 213 in Sceptical Chymist (new ed.) There are many learned Chymists that looke upon incalescent Mercuries..as Chymical non-entia. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) ii. iv. §81. 270 A false Fact is a Non-Ens, and cannot be revealed. 1762 Ld. Kames Elements Crit. I. ii. 68 Cessation of bodily pain is not of itself a pleasure; for a non-ens or a negative can neither give pleasure nor pain. 1805–20 W. Blake Jerusalem iv. Pl. 98 The all tremendous unfathomable Non Ens Of Death was seen in regenerations terrific or complacent. 1855 N. Brit. Rev. May 56 The mass of the sailors..have got among them (as, perhaps, they were intended to have) the notion that Raleigh's being still non ens in law absolves them from obeying him when they do not choose. 1943 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 4 227 Are being and non-being (ens et non-ens) the same, or not the same? 1960 Mind 69 566 As appears from Leibniz's way of using the constant ‘Ens’ in certain definitions and theorems, ‘non-Ens’ may be defined in this connection as the conjunction of an arbitrary constant designation of a proposition and its negation. 2. Cambridge University slang. A freshman who has not yet matriculated. In early use also: the condition of not having matriculated. Now historical and rare. ΚΠ 1794 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 1084/2 A jolly fat fellow..was a non ens forsooth! and had not yet been matriculated. 1795 Let. in Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 818/2 A person admitted [to Cambridge University] after the commencement in July is called a Non Ens to the day in January in which the Questionists of the year become Bachelors of Arts elect,..when he obtains the appellation of A Freshman. 1803 Gradus ad Cantabrigiam Non ens, a Freshman in Embryo! one who has not been matriculated,..consequently is not considered as having any being! 1817 W. Wordsworth Let. 7 Sept. (1970) III. 398 Your [protégé] might go to College immediately and reside as a Non-ens., i.e. without university rank. 1829 W. M. Thackeray Let. 18 Apr. (1945) I. 61 It will..be certainly disadvantageous to me to keep a nonens. 1950 M. Marples University Slang 33 A man who entered the university in July remained a non ens until the following January. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1603
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