theseness

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noun

The quality or characteristic of being these (something referred to).

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Meanings

nountheseness (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountablehuman sciencesThe quality or characteristic of being these (something referred to).

    There is no difference between such two cliques of people except that these of theseness would arm themselves with guns and sticks, and those of thoseness would arm themselves with rosaries and miswaks.

    2024, Mohamed Abulinein, The Reflections, An English Translation of Mustafa Lutfi Al-Manfaluti’s ‘An-Naẓarāt’ – Part I

Origin

From these + -ness.

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APA

theseness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theseness

MLA

“theseness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theseness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “theseness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theseness.

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