thatness

noun

that·​ness

plural -es

1

: the condition of being an existent thing apart from whatever may be known or stated about that thing

2

: resemblance to or affinity with one of the members and usually the second of a pair or series

metaphor … brings out the thisness of a that, or the thatness of a this

—K. D. Burke

Word History

Etymology

that entry 1 + -ness

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