that·ness
plural -es
Definition of thatness
1
: the condition of being an existent thing apart from whatever may be known or stated about that thing
2
: resemblance to or affinity with one of the members and usually the second of a pair or series
metaphor … brings out the thisness of a that, or the thatness of a this— K. D. Burke
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