Beings — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun /ˈbē(-i)ŋ/ (noun) /ˈil-ˈbē-iŋ/ (noun) /ˈwel-ˈbē-iŋ/ (noun) be·ing

Meaning & Definition of Beings

Beings (noun)

  1. the quality or state of having existence
  2. something that is conceivable and hence capable of existing
  3. something that actually exists
  4. human
  5. a condition of being deficient in health, happiness, or prosperity
  6. god
  7. the state of being happy, healthy, or prosperous, welfare

Beings (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a member of the human race

    "no one has the right to enslave another being"

    similar: babies, birds, bodies, bods (British), characters, cookies, creatures, customers, devils, ducks, eggs, faces, fish, guys, heads, human beings, humans, individuals, lives, men, mortals, parties, people, personages, scouts, slobs, sorts, souls, specimens, stiffs, things, wights, sons of man
    related: hominids, homos, humanoids, brothers, fellowmen, fellows, neighbors, celebrities, personalities, selves, somebodies
    near: animals, beasties, beasts, brutes, critters

  2. one that has a real and independent existence

    "new parents are typically in awe at having created this separate being"

    similar: commodities, entities, existents, individualities, individuals, integers, objects, realities, substances, things
    related: bodies, subjects, materials, matters, quantities, stuff
    near: nonentities

  3. the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is

    "music is such a large part of her being that she could never give up performing"

    similar: essences, essentialities, natures, quiddities, quintessences, souls, stuff, substances
    related: hearts, spirits, alpha and omegas, centers, cores, keynotes, marrows, piths, seats, embodiments, epitomes, incarnations, manifestations, personifications, aspects, attributes, features, properties, gists, kernels, nubs

Related Entry: Being (noun)

Being is a different word from Beings. The synonyms below are for being, not for beings.

  1. a member of the human race

    "no one has the right to enslave another being"

    similar: baby, bird, bod (British), body, character, cookie, creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wight, son of man
    related: hominid, homo, humanoid, brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor, celebrity, personality, self, somebody
    near: animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter

  2. one that has a real and independent existence

    "new parents are typically in awe at having created this separate being"

    similar: commodity, entity, existent, individual, individuality, integer, object, reality, something, substance, thing
    related: body, subject, material, matter, quantity, stuff
    near: nonentity

  3. the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is

    "music is such a large part of her being that she could never give up performing"

    similar: essence, essentiality, nature, quiddity, quintessence, soul, stuff, substance, name of the game
    related: heart, spirit, alpha and omega, center, core, keynote, marrow, pith, seat, embodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification, aspect, attribute, feature, property, gist, kernel, nub

Related Entry: Ill-beings (noun)

Ill-beings is a different word from Beings. The synonyms below are for ill-beings, not for beings.

  1. as in miseries, calamities

    similar: calamities, miseries, Gehennas, hells, purgatories, blues, dejections, depressions, despondencies, disheartenments, doldrums, glooms, melancholies, agonies, anguishes, desolations, sorrows, sufferances, woes
    opposite: elations, exhilarations, exultations, highs, intoxications, beatitudes, blisses, felicities, joys, warm fuzzies, ecstasies, euphorias, glories, heavens, nirvanas, paradises, raptures, ravishments, seventh heaven, transports

Related Entry: Human beings (noun)

Human beings is a different word from Beings. The synonyms below are for human beings, not for beings.

  1. a member of the human race

    "we're all human beings, regardless of our differences"

    similar: babies, beings, birds, bodies, bods (British), characters, cookies, creatures, customers, devils, ducks, eggs, faces, fish, guys, heads, humans, individuals, lives, men, mortals, parties, people, personages, scouts, slobs, sorts, souls, specimens, stiffs, things, wights, sons of man
    related: hominids, homos, humanoids, brothers, fellowmen, fellows, neighbors, celebrities, personalities, selves, somebodies
    near: animals, beasties, beasts, brutes, critters

Related Entry: Human being (noun)

Human being is a different word from Beings. The synonyms below are for human being, not for beings.

  1. a member of the human race

    "we're all human beings, regardless of our differences"

    similar: baby, being, bird, bod (British), body, character, cookie, creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wight, son of man
    related: hominid, homo, humanoid, brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor, celebrity, personality, self, somebody
    near: animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter

Related Entry: Supreme Being (noun)

Supreme Being is a different word from Beings. The synonyms below are for Supreme Being, not for beings.

  1. the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe

    "anthropologists have found that most cultures around the world believe in a Supreme Being"

    similar: Allah, Almighty, Author, Creator, deity, Divinity, Eternal, Everlasting, Father, God, Godhead, Jehovah, King, Lord, Maker, Providence, Yahweh

Related Entry: Well-being (noun)

Well-being is a different word from Beings. The synonyms below are for well-being, not for beings.

  1. the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success

    "we're only doing this for your own well-being"

    similar: good, interest, weal, welfare
    related: fortune, prosperity, prosperousness, success, successfulness, fitness, health, healthiness, robustness, soundness, wellness, wholeness, wholesomeness, bliss, felicity, happiness, joy, advantage, benefit, gain, sake, content, contentedness, gratification, satisfaction
    opposite: ill-being
    near: unhealthiness, unsoundness, misery, sadness, suffering, unhappiness, wretchedness

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Beings

The most common words with a similar meaning to Beings:

British: bods
babies, birds, bodies, characters, cookies, creatures, customers, devils, ducks, eggs, faces, fish, guys, heads, human beings, humans, individuals, lives, men, mortals, parties, people, personages, scouts, slobs, sorts, souls, specimens, stiffs, things, wights, commodities, entities, existents, individualities, integers, objects, realities, substances, essences

Related Words for Beings

hominids, homos, humanoids, brothers, fellowmen, fellows, neighbors, celebrities, personalities, selves, somebodies, subjects, materials, matters, quantities, hearts, spirits, alpha and omegas, centers, cores, keynotes, marrows, piths, seats, embodiments, epitomes, incarnations, manifestations, personifications, aspects

Near Antonyms of Beings

animals, beasties, beasts, brutes, critters, nonentities

Origin & Etymology of Beings

Middle English, from gerund of been be

First known use: 14th century

Frequently Asked Questions about Beings

What does "Beings" mean?

"Beings" means the quality or state of having existence. As a noun, it is defined as: the quality or state of having existence. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Beings"?

Other words for "Beings" include babies, birds, bodies, bods, characters, cookies, creatures and customers. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Beings" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Beings"?

There are 83 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Beings". Common alternatives include babies, birds, bodies, bods, characters, cookies, creatures, customers, devils and ducks.

How do you use "Beings" in a sentence?

Examples of "Beings" in a sentence: "no one has the right to enslave another being"; "new parents are typically in awe at having created this separate being"; "music is such a large part of her being that she could never give up performing".

Is "Beings" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Beings" is a noun.

How do you pronounce "Beings"?

"Beings" is pronounced /ˈbē(-i)ŋ/ as a noun, /ˈil-ˈbē-iŋ/ as a noun and /ˈwel-ˈbē-iŋ/ as a noun and divided into syllables as be·ing.

What is the origin of the word "Beings"?

"Beings" comes from Middle English, from gerund of been be. First known use: 14th century.

What is another word for "Beings" meaning "a member of the human race"?

When "Beings" (noun) means a member of the human race, synonyms include babies, birds, bodies, bods, characters and cookies.