ubiety

noun

ubi·​e·​ty

yüˈbīətē

plural -es

archaic

: the quality or state of being in a place: such as

a

: the state of being placed in a definite local relation : position, location

b

: the abstract quality of being in position : whereness

no woozy timelessness or lack of ubiety in the drama

—R. B. Heilman

Word History

Etymology

Latin ubi where + English -ety (as in society)

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

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