existence

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ɛɡˈzɪs.təns/, /ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/ Rhymes: -ɪstəns === Noun === existence (countable and uncountable, plural existences) (Ontology) The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood. Synonym: presence Empirical reality; the substance of the physical universe. (Dictionary of Philosophy; 1968) ==== Synonyms ==== (state of being): See also Thesaurus:existence ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “state of being”): nonexistence, nothingness; See also Thesaurus:inexistence ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== exist aseity existential ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ectexines == Czech == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin existentia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛɡzɪstɛnt͡sɛ] Hyphenation: exi‧s‧ten‧ce Rhymes: -ɛntsɛ === Noun === existence f existence ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “existence”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “existence”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “existence”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 “existence”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French existence, from Late Latin existentia (“existence”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɡ.zis.tɑ̃s/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Homophone: existences Hyphenation: exis‧tence === Noun === existence f (plural existences) existence life Synonym: vie ==== Related terms ==== exister existentiel === Further reading === “existence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012