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entity¹
- /ˈɛn.tə.ti/ [-tʰi] US
- /ˈɛn.tɪt.i/ UK
Where it comes from
From the Medieval Latin entitās, from ēns (“being”) (stem: ent-) + -tās (compare essentia), see there for more information.
noun entities
- That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form. The organisational and administrative tasks involved in welding the railways into a single entity have also received much publicity.
- 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. The group successfully maintains its tribal entity.
- A spirit, ghost, or the like. [B]ut only too often séances degenerate into pure sorcery or necromancy, attracting all kinds of undeveloped and earth-bound entities.
- An alien lifeform that has no corporeal body.
Entity²
Where it comes from
* (Vatican intelligence): Translation of Italian l'Entità.
* (Israel): Ellipsis of Zionist entity.
proper noun the Entity
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The central intelligence agency of the Holy See, which conducts foreign intelligence for the Vatican City and Catholic Church.
Similar: SIV
- Israel (synonym of Zionist Entity).
- The United States and Israel, or the West as a whole, when viewed as synonymous with Israel.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: something, thing, ens, personality, substantive, moral, identity, unity, status, distinct, principal, overall, agency, society, focal, organization
Translations
Every language
noun that which exists as an individual unit
| Español | entidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 실재 siljae |
| 日本語 | 実体 jittai |
| 中文 | 實體 /实体 shítǐ, 整體 /整体 zhěngtǐ |
| हिन्दी | अस्तित्वी astitvī |
| Português | entidade |
| Français | entité |
| Deutsch | Wesen, Einheit, Gebilde, Entität, Instanz, Rechtspersönlichkeit |
| Italiano | soggetto, entità |
| Ελληνικά | οντότητα ontótita |
| Русский | существо́ suščestvó, объе́кт obʺjékt |
| العربية | كِيَان kiyān |
| עברית | יְשׁוּת yeshút |
noun existence of something considered apart from its properties
| Español | entidad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 本體 /本体 běntǐ |
| Português | entidade |
| Français | entité |
| Italiano | entità |
| Русский | су́щность súščnostʹ |
noun computing: anything about which data can be stored
| 中文 | 資料物件 /资料物件 |
|---|---|
| Français | entité |
| Deutsch | Entität |
| Italiano | elemento |
| Ελληνικά | οντότητα ontótita |
| Русский | су́щность súščnostʹ |
noun state or quality of existence
| 中文 | 存在性 cúnzàixìng |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Dasein, Existenz |
| Italiano | esistenza |
| Русский | существова́ние suščestvovánije, бытие́ bytijé |
noun (science fiction) alien lifeform that has no corporeal body
| 中文 | 生命體 /生命体 shēngmìngtǐ |
|---|
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title = {entity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/entity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
