noun.
A living; livelihood; means of subsistence; home.
noun.
Existence in its most comprehensive sense, as opposed to non-existence; existence, whether real or only in thought.
noun.
In metaphysics, subsistence in a state not necessarily amounting to actual existence; rudimentary existence.
noun.
That which exists; anything that is: as, inanimate beings.
noun.
Life; conscious existence.
noun.
Lifetime; mortal existence.
noun.
That which has life; a living existence, in contradistinction to what is without life; a creature.