whereness

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noun

Location or position.

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Meanings

nounwhereness (usually uncountable, plural wherenesses)

plural wherenesses

  1. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesLocation or position.

    A point hath no dimensions, but only a whereness, and is next to nothing.

    1701, Nehemiah Grew, Cosmologia sacra: or a discourse of the universe as it is the creature and kingdom of God

Origin

From where + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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