- something having real or distinct existence; a thing, esp when considered as independent of other things
- existence or being
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•ti•ty /ˈɛntɪti/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -ties.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- something that exists as a distinct, separate, independent, or self-contained unit:Germany was a single entity before World War II, became two entities after the war, and now is one entity again.
en•ti•ty
(en′ti tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.
en•ti•ta•tive
(en′ti tā′tiv),USA pronunciation adj.
en′ti•ta′tive•ly, adv.
- something that has a real existence; thing:corporeal entities.
- being or existence, esp. when considered as distinct, independent, or self-contained:He conceived of society as composed of particular entities requiring special treatment.
- essential nature:The entity of justice is universality.
- Medieval Latin entitās, equivalent. to enti- (stem of ēns), present participle of esse to be + -tās -ty2
- 1590–1600
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entity /ˈɛntɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
'entity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
atom
- atomic structure
- atomic theory
- Australian Capital Territory
- battery
- body
- body politic
- British Somaliland
- dualism
- embody
- ens
- existence
- Gaia hypothesis
- good
- individuality
- integer
- invariant
- lifetime
- macrocosm
- mean life
- mole
- monad
- organism
- parent
- positronium
- power
- quantity
- record
- set
- soul
- string
- structure
- supermembrane
- superstring
- system
- thing
- unit
- universal
- West Bank
- -zoon
- acceptor
- accident
- accounting
- analysis
- analyze
- Arts and Crafts Movement
- -ator
- autotelic
- bodily
- boundary