Meanings
nounpeopleness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality of being a person or people; communal social identity.
I wonder if Jesus ever let his peopleness get in the way. I was recently thinking about how tough it is to constantly monitor my human tendencies.
2012, Denise J. Wilson, I Know Nothing1 more example
You are a modern dog, and more connected to your dogness and also to peopleness. The modern dog does not necessarily think in terms of "pack," since this is a social construct.
2010, Terry Bain, You Are a Dog: Life Through the Eyes of Man's Best Friend, page 150
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peopleness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peopleness
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“peopleness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peopleness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peopleness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peopleness.
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