existence

Noun

Meaning

The state of existing or being; actual possession of being; continuance in being; as, the existence of body and of soul in union; the separate existence of the soul; immortal existence.

Continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of a state of war.

That which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as, living existences.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

being world cosmos creation macrocosm universe beingness sith real world time life day fact individual living

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Antonyms

nonexistence nothingness mirage abracadabra daydream grim reaper

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Hypernyms

state natural object

Hyponyms

life living nature presence possibility animation

Related terms

exist existential aseity

Phrases with the word

come into existence hand-to-mouth existence physical existence bane of someone's existence continued existence timeless existence

Examples

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. Aristotle

Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence. Erich Fromm

From wonder into wonder existence opens. Laozi

To deny God's existence is like jumping with your eyes closed. Madagascan Proverb

The existence of the sea means the existence of pirates. Malay Proverb

He who lives by medical treatment has but a wretched existence. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

existability existable existant existence itself existence of writer's block existence-minimum