sourceness

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noun

The quality or condition of having a source.

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Meanings

nounsourceness (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe quality or condition of having a source.

    In their combination of sourceness and goalness into a single participant, experienced actions somewhat resemble reflexive predications.

    1989, Ray Harlow, Robin Hooper, Linguistic Society of New Zealand, VICAL 1: Oceanic languages : papers from the Fifth International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Auckland, New Zealand, January 1988
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    But when we look at certain subject matter — e.g., interpretations of conditional aloneness, groupness, sourceness, or power — we are often moved by our own archetypal responses to them.

    1973, William Bradley, Art: magic, impulse, and control: a guide to viewing

Origin

From source + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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