existence

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.
2. (countable, uncountable) Empirical reality; the substance of the physical universe. (Dictionary of Philosophy; 1968)

Synonyms

being

life

living

subsistence

presence

world

🗺️

creation

entity

survival

universe

reality

exist

cosmos

occurrence

ens

essence

be

way of living

esse

macrocosm

beingness

spirit

livelihood

lifetime

existing

living creature

present

arising

beings

birth

breath

continuation

creature

destiny

ease

endurance

incarnation

live

living being

nature

persistence

apperance

production

puff

struggle for survival

subsist

survive

there is

being alive

provide for

springing up

Translations

existence

Existenz

existencia

Dasein

bestaan

Sein

Vorhandensein

aanzijn

être

vie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛɡˈzɪs.təns/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: existence

Cognate with Spanish: existencia

Cognate with French: existence

Cognate with German: Existenz

In summary

From Middle English existence, from Old French existence, from Late Latin existentia (“existence”), from existēns, from existō, exsistō (“I am, I exist”), from ex (“out”) + sistere (“to set, place”) (related to stare (“to stand, to be stood”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, from the root *steh₂- (“stand”). Cognate with Spanish existencia, French existence, German Existenz.
Morphologically exist + -ence.

Sentences

The will reveals the existence of a love affair .