instresses

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A form of instress — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of instress
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of instress
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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