beingless C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈbiːɪŋləs/ UK /ˈbiːɪŋləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj lacking being or existence; without substance (rare) In his nihilist verse the world dissolves into a beingless void. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lacking being or existence;... nonexistentinsubstantialvoidunreal ↔ Opposites existentsubstantialreal Word family Related forms beingbebeingness Etymology AI details From being (the gerund of be) + the privative suffix -less. Be is from Old English bēon, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ('to become, grow'). bēon Old English *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # beingless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbiːɪŋləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbiːɪŋləs/ ## Meanings 1. lacking being or existence; without substance (rare) ## Examples - In his nihilist verse the world dissolves into a beingless void. ## Synonyms - nonexistent - insubstantial - void - unreal ## Antonyms - existent - substantial - real ## Related Forms - being - be - beingness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bēon - Root: *bʰuH- ## Etymology From being (the gerund of be) + the privative suffix -less. Be is from Old English bēon, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ('to become, grow'). ## AI Etymology Beingless is from being (the gerund of be) + the privative suffix -less. Be is from Old English bēon, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ('to become, grow'). In present-day use, it means lacking being or existence; without substance (rare). Related vocabulary includes being, be, and beingness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown