What is the definition of
being
1.
[ noun ]
the state or fact of existing
Synonyms:
existence
beingness
Examples:
: "a point of view gradually coming into being"
"laws in existence for centuries"
Related terms:
nonbeing
nonexistence
state
life
life
presence
animation
possibility
actuality
eternity
coexistence
preexistence
subsistence
transcendence
exist
nonexistent
existent
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2.
[ noun ]
a living (or once living) entity that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Synonyms:
organism
living_thing
animate_thing
life_form
Related terms:
object
entity
person
plant
animal
cell
individual
microorganism
life
parasite
host
relative
mutant
zooid
animalcule
amphidiploid
heterotroph
biont
sitter
anaerobe
katharobe
nonvascular_organism
polymorph
atavist
saprophyte
stander
mascot
nekton
plankton
utterer
relict
denizen
heteroploid
conspecific
haploid
aerobe
benthos
saprobe
diploid
hybrid
commensal
polyploid
prokaryote
clone
eukaryote
myrmecophile
cell
body_part
tissue
young
stratum
viability
parthenote
organic_chemistry
zygote
actinal
morphogenesis
metabolism
bioluminescent
be
Similar spelling:
Benge
Benz
Bens
Benko
Benes
Bench
Bence
Bemis
Beans
Bensch
Benesh
Behnke
Bing
Benesch
Bemisia