existence (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *existence*:
NOUN	state	existence, being, beingness, face of the earth	the state or fact of existing
object	existence, universe, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm	everything that exists anywhere

existence > pronunciation
Sounds	ehgzih'stahns; ihgzih'stahns
Rhymes	abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns...

English > *existence*: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	The state or fact of existing.
Example	"laws in existence for centuries"
Synonyms	being, beingness, face of the earth
Attributes	existent, existing	Having existence or being or actuality
Attributes	nonexistent	not having existence or being or actuality
Narrower	actuality	The state of actually existing objectively
	animation, life, living, aliveness	The condition of living or the state of being alive
	coexistence	Existing peacefully together
	eternity, timelessness, timeless existence	A state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
	life	A characteristic state or mode of living
	life	The course of existence of an individual
	possibility, possibleness	capability of existing or happening / happening / happening or being true
	preexistence	Existing in a former state or previous to something else
	presence	The state of being present
	subsistence	The state of existing in reality / reality
	transcendence, transcendency	A state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
Broader	state	The way something is with respect to its main attributes
Opposite	nonbeing	The state of not being
Opposite	nonexistence, nonentity	The state of not existing
Spanish	existencia, ser
Catalan	ésser, existència
Adjectives	existent	having existence or being or actuality
	existent	being or occurring in fact or actuality
	existent	presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
	existential	relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)
Verbs	exist	have an existence, be extant

English > *existence*: 2 senses > noun 2, object
Meaning	Everything that exists anywhere.
Example	"the biggest tree in existence"
Synonyms	universe, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
Members	galaxy, extragalactic nebula	(astronomy) a collection of star systems
Parts	celestial body, heavenly body	natural objects visible in the sky
Parts	extraterrestrial object, estraterrestrial body	A natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere
Narrower	closed universe	(cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang
	natural order	The physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws
	nature	The natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
Broader	natural object	An object occurring naturally
Spanish	cosmos, creación, macrocosmo, macrocosmos, mundo, naturaleza, universo
Catalan	cosmos, macrocosmos, món, naturalesa, natura, univers

HyperDic: existence