entity
noun
Simple meaning
That which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ehntuhteeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛntəti
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
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.
The state or quality of being or existence.
A spirit, ghost, or the like.
databases
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.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: That which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
Used this way, entity is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use entity
- “The small business operates as a separate legal entity from its owner.”noun
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