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whereness

whereness noun: location or position.

Noun

whereness (usually uncountable, plural wherenesses)

  1. (usually) Location or position.
    • A point hath no dimensions, but only a whereness, and is next to nothing.1701, Nehemiah Grew, Cosmologia sacra: or a discourse of the universe as it is the creature and kingdom of God

Forms of whereness

pluralwherenesses

Origin of whereness

From where + -ness.

Questions about whereness

What does whereness mean?
Whereness means location or position.
What part of speech is whereness?
Whereness is a noun.
What is the plural of whereness?
The plural of whereness is wherenesses.

Words near whereness in the dictionary

  1. whereinbefore
  2. whereinsoever
  3. whereinsofar
  4. whereinto
  5. whereinwhich
  6. whereness
  7. wherenesses
  8. wherenot
  9. whereof
  10. whereon
  11. whereonto

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