entity

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈɛn.tɪ.ti/ See IPA manual

Freq #12807

Meanings

1

noun
A thing that exists as a single, separate unit, often an organization.

After the merger, the two companies became a single entity.
2

noun
Something that has its own distinct existence, whether living or not.

The committee operates as a legal entity independent of the government.

Thesaurus

Opposites

nonentity variety

Word family

Forms entities

Derived forms entitativeentiticentitizeentitylike

Related forms duality entirety existence identity relationship trinity

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Phrases (1)

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physical entity
something that exists as part of the material world

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From the Medieval Latin entitās, from ēns (“being”) (stem: ent-) + -tās (compare essentia), see there for more information.

entitās la-med

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# entity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛn.tɪ.ti/
**Frequency rank:** 12807

## Meanings
1. A thing that exists as a single, separate unit, often an organization.
2. Something that has its own distinct existence, whether living or not.

## Examples
- After the merger, the two companies became a single entity.
- The committee operates as a legal entity independent of the government.

## Antonyms
- nonentity
- variety

## Derived Forms
- entitative
- entitic
- entitize
- entitylike

## Related Forms
- duality
- entirety
- existence
- identity
- relationship
- trinity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: entitās

## Etymology
From the Medieval Latin entitās, from ēns (“being”) (stem: ent-) + -tās (compare essentia), see there for more information.

## AI Etymology
Entity comes from the Medieval Latin entitās, from ēns (“being”) (stem: ent-) + -tās (compare essentia), see there for more information. The historical chain includes entitās (Medieval Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as entitative, entitic, entitize, and entitylike and related forms such as duality, entirety, and existence. In present use it covers a thing that exists as a single, separate unit, often an organization and something that has its own distinct existence, whether living or not.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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