thisness
noun
this·ness
\ˈthisnə̇s\
Definition of thisness
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: the quality in a thing of being here and now or such as it is : the concrete objective reality of a thing : haecceity
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Origin and Etymology of thisness
translation of Medieval Latin haecceitas
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