nonexistence

Questions about nonexistence

What does nonexistence mean?

nonexistence means "the state of not existing".

How many syllables are in nonexistence?

nonexistence has 4 syllables: no-nex-i-stence. The stress falls on "nex".

What is another word for nonexistence?

Close synonyms include nonentity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of nonexistence?

The recorded antonyms are existence.

Is nonexistence a common word?

nonexistence is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.