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thingness noun[ U ] formaluk /ˈθɪŋ.nəs/ us /ˈθɪŋ.nəs/ the fact of existing as a physical object: The great thing about drawing is the thingness that emerges when you make a mark on some paper. I was thrilled at the thingness of the printed book, which provided a physical expression of all the work I had put into it. Many philosophers see events and processes as more fundamental expressions of thingness than concepts such as substance and matter. By surrounding his paintings with thick wooden frames he draws attention to their thingness. Some artists think of light as a means of illuminating things, but she is concerned with the very thingness of light. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Existing and being account for something alive be be a thingidiom been estate existent existential existentially extant found living run self-existence self-existent speckle spring up stand they're thing
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