- being, beingness, existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"
--1 is a kind of state
Antonyms: nonexistence, nonentity
--1 has particulars:Derived form: verb exist1 - universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm - everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
--2 is a kind of natural object
--2 has parts:
--2 has members: galaxy, extragalactic nebulacelestial body, heavenly body; extraterrestrial object, estraterrestrial body
--2 has particulars: closed universe; natural order; nature