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being, n.
(beings)
freq. cnt. 18
more info the state or fact of existing
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 63 freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 12

being beingness existence face of the earth

sample sentences

"a point of view gradually coming into being"
"laws in existence for centuries"
"he appeared on the face of the earth one day"
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existent existent existent existential exist
antonym
nonexistence
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be
antonym
nonbeing
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attribute
existing, existent nonexistent
hypernym
state
hyponym
actuality eternity, timelessness, timeless existence preexistence coexistence subsistence presence life life, living, animation, aliveness life transcendence, transcendency possibility, possibleness
more info a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
<noun.Tops>   freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6

being organism
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organic organic organismic
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be
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member of this domain (topic)
bioluminescent cellular actinal zygote, fertilized ovum parthenote organic chemistry stratum metabolism, metabolic process morphogenesis
hypernym
living thing, animate thing
hyponym
benthos dwarf heterotroph parent person, individual, someone, soul, mortal, somebody animal, creature, beast, animate being, brute, fauna plant, flora, plant life native recombinant conspecific carrier denizen amphidiploid diploid haploid heteroploid polyploid animalcule, animalculum microorganism, micro-organism aerobe anaerobe hybrid, crossbreed, cross polymorph relative, congener, congenator, congeneric plankton nekton parasite host commensal myrmecophile eukaryote, eucaryote prokaryote, procaryote zooid clone, clon atavist, throwback individual mascot mutant, mutation, variation, sport postdiluvian sitter stander utterer, vocalizer, vocaliser fungus nonvascular organism relict saprophyte, saprophytic organism saprobe katharobe
part meronym
cell body part
substance meronym
tissue