isness
noun
is·ness
| \ ˈiznə̇s\
plural -es
Definition of isness
1a
: the fact that a thing is
at the very outset there is no isness to life — Yale Review
b
: the quality or state of elemental or factual existence
2
: the state of things as they are
the economics of the soldier who accepts a rough equation between isness and oughtness— H. J. Laski
—contrasted with oughtness
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