English Lexicon

Living Entity

/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ ˈɛn.tɪ.ti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
Full Thesaurus

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Any organism that possesses life, including animals, plants, and humans.

    "A tree is a living entity that plays a crucial role in the ecosystem."
  2. 2

    A being that has distinct existence, either physical or conceptual.

    "In philosophy, a living entity may refer to any being that has consciousness."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'living entity' combines 'living', derived from the Old English 'libban', meaning 'to live', and 'entity', from the Latin 'entitas', meaning 'being'. The phrase evolved to encompass any being that exhibits life, including humans, animals, and plants.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Living Entity"?

10 Global Lexicons: How "Living Entity" is said worldwide

Click any language below to open its dedicated Language to English dictionary page with native script & transliteration

🇫🇷French → English

Entité vivante

Transliteration: ɑ̃.te.te vi.vɑ̃t

"Un arbre est une entité vivante qui joue un rôle crucial dans l'écosystème."

🇩🇪German → English

Lebewesen

Transliteration: ˈleːbəˌveːzn̩

"Ein Baum ist ein Lebewesen, das eine wichtige Rolle im Ökosystem spielt."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Entità vivente

Transliteration: en.tiˈta viˈven.te

"Un albero è un'entità vivente che svolge un ruolo cruciale nell'ecosistema."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Entidad viva

Transliteration: en.tiˈðað ˈbi.βa

"Un árbol es una entidad viva que juega un papel crucial en el ecosistema."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Entidade viva

Transliteration: ẽ.tʃiˈda.dʒi ˈvivɐ

"Uma árvore é uma entidade viva que desempenha um papel crucial no ecossistema."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

जीवित प्राणी

Transliteration: jīvit prāṇī

"एक पेड़ एक जीवित प्राणी है जो पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

生物实体

Transliteration: shēngwù shítǐ

"一棵树是一个生物实体,在生态系统中发挥着重要作用。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

생명체

Transliteration: saengmyeongche

"나무는 생명체로서 생태계에서 중요한 역할을 합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

生物

Transliteration: seibutsu

"木は生物であり、生態系で重要な役割を果たします。"

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Living Entity"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Living Entity" Synonym Map