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whatnesses

whatnesses is the plural of whatness.

Meaning of whatness

Noun

whatness (plural whatnesses)

  1. Essence; quiddity.
    • See also Thesaurus:essence.
    Synonyms:
    nature, quintessence
  2. Quality; quantity.
    • For in one sense whatness signifies substance and this particular thing, and in another sense it signifies each of the other categories, such as quantity, quality and the like.1961, Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on the Metaphysics of Aristotle: Volume 2

Questions about whatnesses

What is whatnesses the plural of?
Whatnesses is the plural of whatness.

Words near whatnesses in the dictionary

  1. Whatman
  2. Whatman paper
  3. Whatman papers
  4. whatna
  5. whatness
  6. whatnesses
  7. whatnot
  8. whatnots
  9. whatnottery
  10. whats
  11. whats'erface

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