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thoseness

thoseness noun: the quality or characteristic of being those (something referred to).

Noun

thoseness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality or characteristic of being those (something referred to).
    • viewer asks Barney , in the cause of news, ibid, why the thus of this thoseness, and Barney replies that he is taking out a girl who will soon be Hollywood's new sensation for a round of the early morning spots.1939, Bernard Molohon, Hollywood Date Bureau, page 102
    • It was not a pleasant face , but there was certainly nothing to indicate his Thoseness.1994, Chapman Magazine (publisher), Chapman, Issues 76-79, page 53

Origin of thoseness

From those + -ness.

Questions about thoseness

What does thoseness mean?
Thoseness means the quality or characteristic of being those (something referred to).
What part of speech is thoseness?
Thoseness is a noun.

Words near thoseness in the dictionary

  1. those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
  2. those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those doing it
  3. those who will not when they may, when they will they shall have nay
  4. those're
  5. those've
  6. thoseness
  7. thost
  8. thot
  9. Thota
  10. Thotas
  11. Thoth

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