instress

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noun

In the philosophy of Gerard Manley Hopkins, the apprehension or realization of the inscape, or distinctive design, of an object.

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Meanings

nouninstress (plural instresses)

plural instresses

  1. In the philosophy of Gerard Manley Hopkins, the apprehension or realization of the inscape, or distinctive design, of an object.
verbinstress (third-person singular simple present instresses, present participle instressing, simple past and past participle instressed)

present singular third person instresses · participle present instressing · participle past instressed · past instressed

  1. To apprehend or realize the inscape, or distinctive design, of an object.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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