Ontological Terms

adjective describing something that exists or is real

• The concept of time as a linear progression is widely accepted as an existent reality.
• I don't think ghosts are existent, do you?
• I'm not sure if unicorns are existent, but they would be cool if they were.
• In her mind, the idea of true love was an existent force that guided her actions.

noun In philosophy, a thing as it is in itself, as distinct from a thing as it is known through perception

adjective Relating to a thing as it is in itself, independent of any perception or experience

• The concept of noumenon in Kantian philosophy refers to things as they are in themselves, beyond our sensory perception.
• I don't really understand the whole noumenon thing, it's too abstract for me.
• Noumenon is like the ultimate reality behind everything, man.
• The artist aimed to capture the noumenon of human emotion in her abstract paintings.