'Entity' definitions:
Definition of 'entity'
(from WordNet)
noun
That which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
Definition of 'Entity'
From: GCIDE
- Entity \En"ti*ty\, n.; pl. Entities. [LL. entitas, fr. L. ens, entis, thing, prop. p. pr. of esse to be: cf. F. entit['e]. See Essence, Is.] A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence. [1913 Webster]
- Self-subsisting entities, such as our own personality. --Shairp. [1913 Webster]
- Fortune is no real entity, . . . but a mere relative signification. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'entity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- an existence,
- article,
- being,
- body,
- creature,
- critter,
- ens,
- entelechy,
- esse,
- essence,
- existence,
- existent,
- individual,
- integer,
- integral,
- integrate,
- item,
- life,
- material,
- materiality,
- matter,
- module,
- monad,
- object,
- occurrence,
- organism,
- person,
- persona,
- personality,
- point,
- presence,
- quantity,
- quiddity,
- quintessence,
- single,
- singleton,
- something,
- soul,
- stuff,
- subsistence,
- substance,
- substantiality,
- sum,
- system,
- thing,
- totality,
- unit