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I-ness

I-ness noun: i-hood.

Noun

I-ness (usually uncountable, plural I-nesses)

  1. (usually) I-hood.
    • Likewise, if "I" is the object of the ontological interpretation, then this is not the individual I-ness, of my self, but I-ness in its metaphysical neutrality; we call this neutral I-ness "egoicity."1984, Martin Heidegger, The metaphysical foundations of logic
    • The Marriage of Time and 'I' This concept of time is closely tied up with our illusory sense of 'I-ness'.2010, Alistair Conwell, The Audible Life Stream

I-ness meaning in Punjabi

I-ness in Punjabi

I-ness, ego, egotism, pride
ਮੈਂ maĩ

Forms of I-ness

pluralI-nesses

Origin of I-ness

From I + -ness. Compare earlier I-hood; later me-ness.

Questions about I-ness

What does I-ness mean?
I-ness means i-hood.
What is I-ness in Punjabi?
I-ness in Punjabi is ਮੈਂ (maĩ). See I-ness meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is I-ness?
I-ness is a noun.
What is the plural of I-ness?
The plural of I-ness is I-nesses.

Words near I-ness in the dictionary

  1. I-Kiribati
  2. I-lan
  3. I-language
  4. I-ling
  5. i-mutation
  6. I-ness
  7. I-nesses
  8. I-ning
  9. I-novel
  10. I-novels
  11. I-pin

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: I-ness (page history and authors); ਮੈਂ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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