Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-existent

/ˌsɛlfɛɡzˈɪstənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: self--ex-is-tent
IPA: /ˌsɛlfɛɡzˈɪstənt/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Existing without having been created.

adj

Existing independent of any extrinsic sustaining force.

Example Sentences

"Campbell exquisitely says, "'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view:" and let the heart be thankful from its inmost depths for that imaginative and self-existent faculty which first lends enchantment to the distance."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English existent English self-existent From self- + existent.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌsɛlfɛɡzˈɪstənt/

Phrases

self-existence

Frequently Paired Words

self-existence God

Questions

How do you pronounce self-existent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛlfɛɡzˈɪstənt/.
What does self-existent mean?: Existing without having been created.
Where does self-existent come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English existent English self-existent From self- + existent.

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