throughness

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noun

The state of being or going through.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounthroughness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe state of being or going through.

    Matter on the physical plane has the dimensions of on-ness, that is, an outside; in-ness, that is, an inside; throughness, that is, consecutive insides; and presence, that is, being anywhere and everywhere at once.

    2002, Harold W. Percival, Thinking And Destiny, page 729

Origin

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APA

throughness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throughness

MLA

“throughness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throughness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throughness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throughness.

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