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surroundedness

surroundedness noun: the condition of being surrounded, especially the condition that gives rise to the "figure / ground" phenomenon.

Noun

surroundedness (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being surrounded, especially the condition that gives rise to the "figure / ground" phenomenon

Origin of surroundedness

From surrounded + -ness.

Questions about surroundedness

What does surroundedness mean?
Surroundedness means the condition of being surrounded, especially the condition that gives rise to the "figure / ground" phenomenon.
What part of speech is surroundedness?
Surroundedness is a noun.

Words near surroundedness in the dictionary

  1. surround and drown
  2. surround sound
  3. surround sounds
  4. surround-sound
  5. surrounded
  6. surroundedness
  7. surrounder
  8. surrounders
  9. surroundest
  10. surroundeth
  11. surrounding

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