thereness

noun

there·​ness

ˈt͟ha(a)|(ə)rnə̇s,

ˈt͟he|,

|ən-

plural -es

: the condition of being there in position : presence in a place distinguishably there not here

also : real existence

things are really there … capture the thereness of them

—Charles Hopkinson

Word History

Etymology

there entry 1 + -ness

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