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Meaning of being
The primary meaning of the word "being" is related to the state or fact of existing, or a living thing.
Etymology of being
The word "being" has its roots in Old English "bēon", which is also the source of the modern English verb "to be"
It is related to other Germanic languages, such as Old Norse "vera" and Old High German "sīn"
The word has been used in English since the 9th century to express the concept of existence or state of being
Synonyms
existence
entity
beingness
reality
presence
individual
person
creature
organism
life
living
thing
object
substance
essence
spirit
soul
mind
consciousness
awareness
sensation
perception
experience
feeling
emotion
thought
notion
concept
idea
existence
fact
actuality
truth
entity
unit
whole
totality
cosmos
universe
world
nature
humanity
mortality
flesh
blood
humanity
animality
sentience
lifeform
mortal
creature
entity
being
individual
person
human
man
woman
child
adult
organism
living
thing
object
substance
body
mind
spirit
soul
Definitions
- A living thing, such as an animal or person
- * The state or fact of existing
- * A person or thing that exists, especially a person
Usage Examples
- The park is filled with various beings, including birds, squirrels, and children
- * Her being in the room made everyone feel more at ease
- * The being of the universe is a complex and mysterious thing
Antonyms
nonexistence
nothingness
absence
void
emptiness
nullity
negation
rejection
denial
refusal
disappearance
extinction
annihilation
destruction
obliteration
erasure
deletion
removal
expulsion
exclusion
omission
nonentity
insignificance
irrelevance
unimportance
inconsequence
triviality
nothing
nobody
none
naught
nil
zero
zilch