Almostness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of almost being something, or almost reaching a point; incomplete state. uncountable
"The situation of beauty described here in the most abstract possible way involves a striking, we might almost say teasing, almostness: the object is a form, not a sensation or representation; it tickles reflexivity[…]"
Example
More examples"The situation of beauty described here in the most abstract possible way involves a striking, we might almost say teasing, almostness: the object is a form, not a sensation or representation; it tickles reflexivity[…]"
Etymology
From almost + -ness.
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