1 thatness | Definition of thatness

thatness

noun
that·​ness
plural -es

Definition of thatness

1 : the condition of being an existent thing apart from whatever may be known or stated about that thing
2 : resemblance to or affinity with one of the members and usually the second of a pair or series metaphor … brings out the thisness of a that, or the thatness of a this— K. D. Burke

History and Etymology for thatness

that entry 1 + -ness

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