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being
[ bee-ing ]
noun
- the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- conscious, mortal existence; life:
Our being is as an instantaneous flash of light in the midst of eternal night.
- substance or nature:
of such a being as to arouse fear.
- something that exists:
inanimate beings.
- a living thing:
strange, exotic beings that live in the depths of the sea.
- a human being; person:
the most beautiful being you could imagine.
- (initial capital letter) God.
- Philosophy.
- that which has actuality either materially or in idea.
- absolute existence in a complete or perfect state, lacking no essential characteristic; essence.
conjunction
- Nonstandard. since; because; considering that (often followed by as, as how, or that ):
Being it's midnight, let's go home.
Being as how you cooked supper, I'll do the dishes.
being
/ ˈbiːɪŋ /
noun
- the state or fact of existing; existence
- essential nature; self
she put her whole being into the part
- something that exists or is thought to exist, esp something that cannot be assigned to any category
a being from outer space
- a person; human being
- (in the philosophy of Aristotle) actuality Compare becoming
Other Words From
- non·being noun adjective
- super·being noun
Idioms and Phrases
see for the moment (time being) ; other things being equal .Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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