existence

Definitions of existence
  1. noun
    the state or fact of existing
    synonyms: vie
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    antonyms:
    non être
    the state of not being
    inexistence
    the state of not existing
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    réalité
    the state of actually existing objectively
    cîxistence
    existing peacefully together
    présence
    the state of being present; current existence
    vie
    the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
    vie
    the condition of living or the state of being alive
    vie
    a characteristic state or mode of living
    possibilité
    capability of existing or happening or being true
    authenticité, originalité
    the state of being genuine
    réalité
    the state of being actual or real
    vérité
    conformity to reality or actuality
    omniprésence, ubiquité
    the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
    survie
    a state of surviving; remaining alive
    potentialité, potentiel
    the inherent capacity for coming into being
    chance, occasion
    a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
    type of:
    état
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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