Definition of Subsistence

1. Noun. Minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting. "Social security provided only a bare subsistence"


2. Noun. A means of surviving. "Farming is a hard means of subsistence"
Generic synonyms: Endurance, Survival
Derivative terms: Subsist

3. Noun. The state of existing in reality; having substance.
Generic synonyms: Being, Beingness, Existence

Definition of Subsistence

1. n. Real being; existence.

Definition of Subsistence

1. Noun. Real being; existence. ¹

2. Noun. Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies. ¹

3. Noun. That which furnishes support to animal life; means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; as, a meager subsistence. ¹

4. Noun. (theology) A person, specifically the person of Christ or of another part of the Trinity; hypostasis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Subsistence

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subsistence

subsidized
subsidizer
subsidizers
subsidizes
subsidizing
subsidy
subsign
subsigned
subsigning
subsigns
subsilicate
subsilicates
subsinuate
subsist
subsisted
subsistence (current term)
subsistence farming
subsistences
subsistencies
subsistency
subsistent
subsister
subsisters
subsisting
subsists
subsite
subsites
subsizar
subsizars
subskill

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