artifactuality
artifactuality noun: the quality of being artifactual.
Noun
artifactuality (countable and uncountable, plural artifactualities)
- The quality of being artifactual.
- These philosophers argue that the fact that someone might point to a piece of driftwood and say, “There is a work of art,” and further say, “That is not an artifact,” proves that artifactuality is not a necessary condition of a thing’s being a work of art.1969, Marcia M. Eaton, “Art, Artifact, and Intentions”. American Philosophical Quarterly, 6, p. 165.
Forms of artifactuality
| plural | artifactualities |
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Origin of artifactuality
From artifactual + -ity.
Questions about artifactuality
- What does artifactuality mean?
- Artifactuality means the quality of being artifactual.
- What part of speech is artifactuality?
- Artifactuality is a noun.
- What is the plural of artifactuality?
- The plural of artifactuality is artifactualities.
Words near artifactuality in the dictionary
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