as in existence
the fact of being or of being real
conceptual artists have taken the thingness out of art, asserting that the artistic vision is embodied in the concept and not in any particular object
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Recent Examples of thingness
But these moments of exhilaration, and greatness, and surprise are too often offset by a too-much-of-a-good-thingness (especially due to length), and carbon copied moments from Empire and Jedi.
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Simon Abrams, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2017
Simon Abrams, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thingness
existence
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At a conference in 1969, when other physicists were debating the very existence of gravitational waves, Weber presented evidence supporting their direct detection.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sammy may have talked about being stuck between Black and white, between Christian and Jewish, but his existence joined one side to the other, not to mention pointing beyond a past of separation and stereotype.—
Questlove,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Thingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thingness. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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