Definitions
A living thing; existence
Word origin
Originated 1250–1300 from Middle English being; see be + -ing.
Used in a sentence
“1608-1634, John Webster (and perhaps Thomas Heywood), Appius and Virginia Claudius, thou / Wast follower of his fortunes in his being.”
“The written word, he often argued, could only ever be a low-fidelity reproduction of the fullness of being; any text was ultimately humbled by the reality that it sought to represent.”
“It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Existence itself”5 letters
02“State of existing”5 letters
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