noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   nonexistence uncountable
2. 2
   the state of not being wordnet
3. 3
   That which is not a being; a potential entity that does not exist. countable

Synonyms

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absencedeprivationemptinessinexistencenegationno-being

Antonyms

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being

Etymology

From Middle English nounbeyng, noon being, noon beyng, equivalent to non- + being.

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