becomingness

noun

be·​com·​ing·​ness

bi-ˈkə-miŋ-nəs,

bē-

plural -es

1

: the quality or state of being becoming

2

: the character or fact of becoming

that ultimate becomingness which is the creative advance of nature

—A. N. Whitehead

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