existence

Roget-categorie 1

1. Words expressing abstract relations
› 1.1. Existence
›› 1.1.1. Being, in the abstract

#1. Existence

zelfstandig naamwoord

existence, being, entity, ens [Lat.], esse [Lat.], subsistence.
reality, actuality — positiveness etc. adj. — fact, matter of fact, sober reality — truth etc. 494 — actual existence.
presence etc. (existence in space) 186 — coexistence etc. 120.
stubborn fact, hard fact — not a dream etc. 515 — no joke.
center of life, essence, inmost nature, inner reality, vital principle.
[Science of existence], ontology.

werkwoord

exist, be — have being etc. n. — subsist, live, breathe, stand, obtain, be the case — occur etc. (event) 151 — have place, prevail — find oneself, pass the time, vegetate.
consist in, lie in — be comprised in, be contained in, be constituted by.
come into existence etc. n. — arise etc. (begin) 66 — come forth etc. (appear) 446.
become etc. (be converted) 144 — bring into existence etc. 161.
abide, continue, endure, last, remain, stay.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

existing etc. v. — existent, under the sun — in existence etc. n. — extant — afloat, afoot, on foot, current, prevalent — undestroyed.
real, actual, positive, absolute — true etc. 494 — substantial, substantive — self-existing, self-existent — essential.
well-founded, well-grounded — unideal^†, unimagined — not potential etc. 2 — authentic.

bijwoord

actually etc. adj. — in fact, in point of fact, in reality — indeed — de facto, ipso facto.

uitdrukking

ens rationis [Lat.] — ergo sum cogito [Lat.], thinkest thou existence doth depend on thinkest thou existence doth depend on time? [Byron].

The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.

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