noun
Existence
presence, actuality, animation; see life 1, reality 1.
The essential part
nature, quintessence, marrow; see essence 1.
A living thing
creature, conscious agent, individual, human; see animal 1, 2, person 1.
temporarily, tentatively, for now, for the present; see briefly 2, now 1, temporarily.
See being in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
The fact or state of existing or of being actual:
The condition of being in full force or operation:
One that exists independently:
A member of the human race:
A basic trait or set of traits that define and establish the character of something:
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