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notness

notness noun: the state of not being; nonexistence.

Noun

notness (uncountable)

  1. The state of not being; nonexistence.
    • For Heidegger, it is in the notness of nonbeing that we find the possibility for understanding an object, not simply as something other than some other sensible object but also as the being that is other than being.2004, Martin Kavka, Jewish messianism and the history of philosophy

Origin of notness

From not + -ness.

Questions about notness

What does notness mean?
Notness means the state of not being; nonexistence.
What part of speech is notness?
Notness is a noun.

Words near notness in the dictionary

  1. Notley
  2. Notley Hills
  3. NOTMAR
  4. notname
  5. notnames
  6. notness
  7. Noto
  8. noto-
  9. notobranchiate
  10. notochaeta
  11. notochaetae

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