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entity

noun
EN-ti-tee/ˈɛn.tɪ.ti/

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5 meanings of entity

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  1. 1
    separate unitnouncountable
    Something that exists on its own as a single unit, like a company or group.

    Like how a club counts as one thing, even though it is made of many people.

    A company is a legal entity that can own property.

    Each government department is treated as a separate entity.

    UsageOften a separate entity or a single entity.

    Similarbody, organization, unit

  2. 2
    spiritnouncountable
    A being without a body, such as a ghost or spirit, or a strange alien in a story.

    Like a ghost in a scary story.

    The children swore an entity was haunting the old house.

    She felt a cold entity pass through the dark room.

    Similarbeing, spirit, presence

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  3. 3
    databasenouncountable
    Anything that information can be stored about in a database, such as a person or product.

    Like a single card in a box of file cards, each holding one record.

    In the database, each customer is stored as a separate entity.

    We added a new entity to hold all the order details.

    Note

Less common meanings

  1. 4
    existencenoununcountable
    In philosophy, the plain fact that something exists, apart from what it is like.

    Similarexistence, being

    Note
  2. 5
    nouncountablecomputing
    In web page code, a short code that stands for a special character, such as the & sign, or for some text.

    The entity & makes an & sign show up on a web page.

    The page showed strange symbols because one entity was typed wrong.

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Origin

From Medieval Latin entitās, made from ēns meaning "being."

Checked 30 Oct 2026 · 2 facts