nonbeing means nonexistence. It carries an Arena rating of 1396, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, nonbeing ranks #103 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #4,132 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #5,505 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #8,272 of 17,127 for Words That Escaped Their Books.
Why “nonbeing” is a great word
The state or condition of not existing, or an entity that lacks existence. From Middle English *nounbeyng*, *noon being*, equivalent to the prefix non- ("not") + being. Unlike "nothingness," which conjures a vast, featureless void, or "absence," which presumes a prior presence elsewhere, nonbeing is the philosophical ground against which existence is silhouetted. It is the shadow of a person who was never born, the silence of a book that was never written, the unoccupied chair at a table set for five—the defined contour of what is not.
Etymology
From Middle English nounbeyng, noon being, noon beyng, equivalent to non- + being.
noun
- nonexistence
- That which is not a being; a potential entity that does not exist.
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