Definition of ENTITY

entity

Meanings

Plural: entities

Noun

  • that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
  • That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.
  • The existence of something considered apart from its properties.
  • Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, one item in an organised array or set of individual elements or parts of the same type.
  • The state or quality of being or existence.
  • A spirit, ghost, or the like.
  • An alien lifeform that has no corporeal body.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

entity

Scrabble Score: 9

entity is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
entity is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
entity is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

entity is a valid Words With Friends word