nonextant

Thân thiện

The library's catalog lists the manuscript as nonextant.

Definition

Adjective: 1. No longer existing; extinct: Refers to something that once existed but has completely ceased to exist or died out. 2. No longer accessible or available; lost or destroyed: Refers to something, especially a physical object or document, that cannot be accessed because it has been lost or ruined.

Examples of Usage

• As 'no longer existing':
  • The dodo is a nonextant bird species.
  • Many ancient languages are now nonextant.
• As 'lost or destroyed':
  • The author's nonextant manuscript is known only through copies.
  • Archaeologists searched for the nonextant temple described in the texts.

Advanced Usage

• In academic or formal contexts: The term is often used in scholarly fields like history, archaeology, paleontology, and philology to describe things that have vanished from the historical or physical record.
  • The study focuses on reconstructing nonextant architectural styles from fragmentary evidence.

Variants and Related Words

• Extinct (adj): The most common synonym, especially for species or families. ()
• Defunct (adj): Often used for organizations, businesses, or systems that no longer operate or function. ()
• Lost (adj): A more general term for something that cannot be found; it can imply the possibility of being found again, unlike "nonextant." ()

Synonyms

• Extinct
• Defunct
• Vanished
• Gone
• Lost (in the sense of being destroyed)

Antonyms

• Extant
• Existing
• Living
• Current
• Surviving

Học thuật

Adjective

1. no longer existing or inaccessible through loss or destruction
   • its nonextant original was written on vellum- G.B.Saul
2. no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
   • an extinct species of fish
   • an extinct royal family
   • extinct laws and customs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• extinct