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thingness

noun
thing·​ness | \ ˈthiÅ‹-nÉ™s How to pronounce thingness (audio) \

Definition of thingness

: the quality or state of objective existence or reality
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Examples of thingness in a Sentence

conceptual artists have taken the thingness out of art, asserting that the artistic vision is embodied in the concept and not in any particular object

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 But these moments of exhilaration, and greatness, and surprise are too often offset by a too-much-of-a-good-thingness (especially due to length), and carbon copied moments from Empire and Jedi. — Simon Abrams, The Hollywood Reporter, "2 Generations of Fans Debate 'The Last Jedi'," 19 Dec. 2017

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First Known Use of thingness

1896, in the meaning defined above

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