# inbeing

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The fact or state of being in; existence in something else.
2. Inherence; inherent existence; indwelling; immanence.
3. Inward or essential nature; that which a thing is in itself.
4. An indwelling being.

## Etymology
From in- + being. Compare Old English onwist (“habitation”), Dutch aanwezigheid (“presence, existence”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/inbeing