thingness

[ thing-nis ]

/ ˈθɪŋ nɪs /

noun

objective reality.

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Nearby words

thing, thing or two, thing-in-itself, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingness, things are looking up, thingstead, thingumabob, thingy, think

Also thing·hood

[thing-hoo d] /ˈθɪŋˌhʊd/.

Origin of thingness

First recorded in 1895–1900; thing¹ + -ness

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019