Nonexistence

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of not existing. countable, uncountable

    "The nonexistence of Father Christmas and the Tooth Fairy came as something of a shock."

  2. 2
    the state of not existing wordnet

Synonyms

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nothingnessabsenceblankdeprivationemptinessinexistence

Example

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"The true nature of reality transcends both the notion of existence and that of nonexistence."

Etymology

From non- + existence.

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