Spanish Conversation · Level 30
88 words
Spanish word
existencia
Pronunciation
IPA/eksisˈtenθja/
Meaning
- feminine nounexistence
Example
No creo en la existencia de los fantasmas.
I don't believe in the existence of ghosts.
More examples
La existencia humana plantea preguntas éticas.
Human existence raises ethical questions.
Core concept
The state of being real or present.
Common phrases
cuestionar la existencia
question the existence of
la existencia humana
human existence
Similar words
presencia: Being physically located in a particular place.
realidad: State of being real or part of reality.
Definition in Spanish
Hecho o estado de ser real o presente; en contextos comerciales, existencias indica cantidades disponibles.
Word origin
From Latin exsistere (ex- 'out' + sistere 'to stand or appear'), with Spanish -encia forming the noun for the state of being present.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech speakers often use the verb existir or the construction hay instead of existencia, while existencias in commerce means available stock.
Other meanings
- stocknoun
Opposites
- inexistencianonexistencenoun