nonexistence C2+ Topic:Law & Government Also spelled non-existence US /ˌnɑnɪɡˈzɪstəns/ UK /ˌnɒnɪɡˈzɪstəns/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of not existing The promised refund proved to be a nonexistence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of not existing absencenonbeingnullitynothingnessnonentityvoid ↔ Opposites existencebeingpresence Word family Related forms nonexistentexistenceexist Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + existence, from Latin exsistere ('to stand forth, come into being'), from ex- ('out') + sistere ('to stand'). non Latin exsistere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nonexistence **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnɪɡˈzɪstəns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnɪɡˈzɪstəns/ ## Meanings 1. the state of not existing ## Examples - The promised refund proved to be a nonexistence. ## Synonyms - absence - nonbeing - nullity - nothingness - nonentity - void ## Antonyms - existence - being - presence ## Related Forms - nonexistent - existence - exist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: non - Root: exsistere ## Etymology From non- ('not') + existence, from Latin exsistere ('to stand forth, come into being'), from ex- ('out') + sistere ('to stand'). ## AI Etymology Nonexistence comes from non- ('not') + existence, from Latin exsistere ('to stand forth, come into being'), from ex- ('out') + sistere ('to stand'). The etymological trail includes Latin non, Latin exsistere. The same word family includes nonexistent, existence, exist. Its current noun use means "the state of not existing". ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown