English noun: existence | |||
1. | existence (state) the state or fact of existing | ||
Samples | A point of view gradually coming into being. Laws in existence for centuries. | ||
Synonyms | being, beingness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | state | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | actuality, aliveness, animation, coexistence, eternity, life, life, life, living, possibility, possibleness, preexistence, presence, subsistence, timeless existence, timelessness, transcendence, transcendency | ||
Attribute | existent, existing, nonexistent | ||
Antonyms | nonbeing, nonentity, nonexistence | ||
2. | existence (object) everything that exists anywhere | ||
Samples | They study the evolution of the universe. The biggest tree in existence. | ||
Synonyms | cosmos, creation, macrocosm, universe, world | ||
Broader (hypernym) | natural object | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | closed universe, natural order, nature | ||
Part holonym | celestial body, estraterrestrial body, extraterrestrial object, heavenly body | ||
Member holonym | extragalactic nebula, galaxy | ||