not-beingn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈnɒtˌbiːɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnɑtˌbiɪŋ/

Forms: see not adv. and being n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: not adv., being n.

Etymology: < not adv. + being n. Compare non-being n.

A. n.

1. Absence of being; non-existence, unbeing. Cf. non-being n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun]

noughtOE

unbeing1435

non-beingc1443

nullity?1573

non esse1585

not-beinga1586

unexistence1593

nihilhood1602

non-essence?1605

inexistence1623

never-being1633

nonentity1643

non-existence1646

no-being1651

inexistency1660

nihility1678

cipherhooda1680

vacuitya1711

nothingness1766

nihilism1856

thinglessness1874

not-ness1933

nullness1949

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. x. sig. Oo3 The base and vilest degree of being, and next to a not-being.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. i. 15 Afore the which there went a Notbeeing.

1623 J. Webster Dutchesse of Malfy iv. ii. sig. K3^v Did any ceremoniall forme of Law Doombe her to not-Being?

a1680 J. Corbet Humble Endeavour (1683) i. viii. 6 No more is needful to a Not-being, than Gods not Willing and not Effecting.

1725 I. Watts Logick i. ii. 38 As Being is divided into Substance and Mode, so we may consider Not-Being with Regard to both these.

1850 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. (ed. 2) I. 185 Being had been confounded with truth, Not-being with falsehood.

1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture II. 97 He may find in utter dissolution and not-being a refuge even from heaven.

1917 D. H. Lawrence Look! We have come Through! 147 It wounds me to death with my own not-being.

1933 C. Dawson Enq. Relig. & Culture iii. ii. 194 The element of nothingness or not-being which is inherent in the world of sensible experience.

1983 C. Ozick Art & Ardor (1984) 121 The concept of death..by being not-being is nothing to be afraid of.

†2. A non-existent thing. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > that which is non-existent > a thing that does not exist

noughta1425

goat woola1522

goat's wool1550

non-ens1603

nonentity1604

non-existence1646

nothingness1652

non-existent1658

non-being1662

not-being1725

non-existenta1856

1725 I. Watts Logick i. ii. 40 Then they rank them also under the general Head of Not-Beings.

†B. adj.

Non-existent. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [adjective]

pretended1489

Oudemian streeta1586

not-being1594

unbeing1607

inexistent1646

non-existent1646

insubsistent1654

unented1657

unexistenta1682

non-existing1743

null1762

unexisting1785

nullibiquitous1820

non-entitous1831

beingless1835

non-entitive1872

non-entitative1889

nil1937

1594 J. Dickenson Arisbas sig. H 2 The extremitie of fortunes malice, which seemed to ease me with a shadow of not-being solace.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	not-being
释义	not-beingn.adj. Brit. /ˈnɒtˌbiːɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnɑtˌbiɪŋ/ Forms: see not adv. and being n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: not adv., being n. Etymology: < not adv. + being n. Compare non-being n. A. n. 1. Absence of being; non-existence, unbeing. Cf. non-being n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] noughtOE unbeing1435 non-beingc1443 nullity?1573 non esse1585 not-beinga1586 unexistence1593 nihilhood1602 non-essence?1605 inexistence1623 never-being1633 nonentity1643 non-existence1646 no-being1651 inexistency1660 nihility1678 cipherhooda1680 vacuitya1711 nothingness1766 nihilism1856 thinglessness1874 not-ness1933 nullness1949 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. x. sig. Oo3 The base and vilest degree of being, and next to a not-being. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. i. 15 Afore the which there went a Notbeeing. 1623 J. Webster Dutchesse of Malfy iv. ii. sig. K3^v Did any ceremoniall forme of Law Doombe her to not-Being? a1680 J. Corbet Humble Endeavour (1683) i. viii. 6 No more is needful to a Not-being, than Gods not Willing and not Effecting. 1725 I. Watts Logick i. ii. 38 As Being is divided into Substance and Mode, so we may consider Not-Being with Regard to both these. 1850 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. (ed. 2) I. 185 Being had been confounded with truth, Not-being with falsehood. 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture II. 97 He may find in utter dissolution and not-being a refuge even from heaven. 1917 D. H. Lawrence Look! We have come Through! 147 It wounds me to death with my own not-being. 1933 C. Dawson Enq. Relig. & Culture iii. ii. 194 The element of nothingness or not-being which is inherent in the world of sensible experience. 1983 C. Ozick Art & Ardor (1984) 121 The concept of death..by being not-being is nothing to be afraid of. †2. A non-existent thing. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > that which is non-existent > a thing that does not exist noughta1425 goat woola1522 goat's wool1550 non-ens1603 nonentity1604 non-existence1646 nothingness1652 non-existent1658 non-being1662 not-being1725 non-existenta1856 1725 I. Watts Logick i. ii. 40 Then they rank them also under the general Head of Not-Beings. †B. adj. Non-existent. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [adjective] pretended1489 Oudemian streeta1586 not-being1594 unbeing1607 inexistent1646 non-existent1646 insubsistent1654 unented1657 unexistenta1682 non-existing1743 null1762 unexisting1785 nullibiquitous1820 non-entitous1831 beingless1835 non-entitive1872 non-entitative1889 nil1937 1594 J. Dickenson Arisbas sig. H 2 The extremitie of fortunes malice, which seemed to ease me with a shadow of not-being solace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1586
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