NONEXISTENCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The state of not existing

Synonyms:

nonentity; nonexistence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("nonexistence" is a kind of...):

nonbeing (the state of not being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nonexistence"):

irreality; unreality (the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact)

nihility; nothingness; nullity; void (the state of nonexistence)

impossibility; impossibleness (incapability of existing or occurring)

Antonym:

existence (the state or fact of existing)

Derivation:

nonexistent (not having existence or being or actuality)