existence
The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.
Noun 2 meanings
The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.
“In order to destroy evil, we must first acknowledge its existence.”
Empirical reality; the substance of the physical universe. (Dictionary of Philosophy; 1968)
Etymology
From Middle English existence, from Old French existence, from Late Latin existentia (“existence”), from existēns, from existō, exsistō (“I am, I exist”), from ex (“out”) + sistere (“to set, place”) (related to stare (“to stand, to be stood”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, from the root *steh₂- (“stand”).
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EXISTENCE at a glance
EXISTENCE has 9 letters and scores 18 points in Scrabble (E 1 + X 8 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,673 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with existence
All rhymes- SINCE7
- ONCE6
- EXPERIENCE21
- CHANCE13
- PERFORMANCE20
- EVIDENCE14
- SCIENCE11
- CONFERENCE17
- DIFFERENCE19
- INSURANCE11
- DANCE8
- DISTANCE11
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