Existence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state or fact of existing

everything that exists anywhere

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈɪstəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈɪstəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈɪstəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/.

Examples

a point of view gradually coming into being
laws in existence for centuries
they study the evolution of the universe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

world beingness universe being creation cosmos macrocosm

Antonyms

nonbeing nonexistence

Parts of Speech

noun	the state or fact of existing “a point of view gradually coming into being”
noun	everything that exists anywhere “they study the evolution of the universe”

Word Forms

be	verb	have an existence, be extant
existential	adjective	relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)
existent	adjective	presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
exist	verb	have an existence, be extant
universal	adjective	of worldwide scope or applicability; ; - Christopher Morley
cosmic	adjective	inconceivably extended in space or time
macrocosmic	adjective	relating to or constituting a macrocosm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Existenz

der Zustand oder die Tatsache des Bestehens

🇪🇸Spanish

existencia

el estado o hecho de existir

🇮🇹Italian

esistenza

lo stato o il fatto di esistere

🇳🇱Dutch

bestaan

de staat of het feit van het bestaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

existência

o estado ou fato de existir

🇷🇺Russian

существование

состояние или факт существования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्तित्व

विद्यमान होने की अवस्था या तथ्य

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্তিত্ব

বিদ্যমান অবস্থা বা বাস্তবতা

🇮🇳Tamil

இருப்பு

இருக்கும் நிலை அல்லது உண்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉనికి

ఉన్న స్థితి లేదా వాస్తవం

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्तित्व

विद्यमान स्थिती किंवा वस्तुस्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્તિત્વ

હાલની સ્થિતિ અથવા હકીકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ

ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಾಸ್ತವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്തിത്വം

നിലവിലുള്ള അവസ്ഥ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വസ്തുത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ

ਮੌਜੂਦਾ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਤੱਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

وجود

موجودہ کی حالت یا حقیقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

存在

现有的状态或事实

🇯🇵Japanese

存在

存在する状態または事実

🇰🇷Korean

존재

존재하는 상태나 사실

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tồn tại

tình trạng hoặc thực tế hiện có

🇹🇭Thai

การดำรงอยู่

สถานะหรือข้อเท็จจริงที่มีอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

adanya

keadaan atau fakta yang ada

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-iral

ang estado o katotohanan ng umiiral

🇲🇾Malay

kewujudan

keadaan atau fakta yang ada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وجود

حالة أو حقيقة الوجود

🇮🇷Persian

وجود

وضعیت یا واقعیت موجود

🇹🇷Turkish

varoluş

mevcut olma durumu veya gerçeği

🇮🇱Hebrew

קִיוּם

המצב או עובדת הקיים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'existence'?

The primary meaning of 'existence' is 'the state or fact of existing'.

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Using 'existence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'existence' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'existence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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