I-ness

noun

I-hood.

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Meanings

nounI-ness (usually uncountable, plural I-nesses)

plural I-nesses

  1. uncountableusuallyI-hood.

    The Marriage of Time and 'I' This concept of time is closely tied up with our illusory sense of 'I-ness'.

    2010, Alistair Conwell, The Audible Life Stream
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    Likewise, if "I" is the object of the ontological interpretation, then this is not the individual I-ness, of my self, but I-ness in its metaphysical neutrality; we call this neutral I-ness "egoicity."

    1984, Martin Heidegger, The metaphysical foundations of logic

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
i-hood

Origin

From I + -ness. Compare earlier I-hood; later me-ness.

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APA

I-ness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I-ness

MLA

“I-ness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I-ness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I-ness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I-ness.

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