entity

en·ti·ty  (nt-t)

n. pl. en·ti·ties

1. Something that exists as a particular and discrete unit: Persons and corporations are equivalent entities under the law.

2. The fact of existence; being.

3. The existence of something considered apart from its properties.

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[Medieval Latin entits, from Latin ns, ent-, present participle of esse, to be; see es- in Indo-European roots.]

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entity

Noun

pl -ties something that exists in its own right and not merely as part of a bigger thing [Latin esse to be]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

entity - that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) physical entity - an entity that has physical existence abstract entity, abstraction - a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples thing - an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was"

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entity

noun 1. thing, being, body, individual, object, presence, existence, substance, quantity, creature, organism

noun 2. essential nature, being, existence, essence, quintessence, real nature, quiddity Philosophy

Translations

entity [ˈɛntɪtɪ] n → entidad f

entity [ˈɛntɪtɪ] n → entité f

entity [ˈɛntɪtɪ] n → Wesen nt

entity [ˈɛntɪtɪ] n → entità f inv