Chairness
//ˈt͡ʃɛənəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The essence of what it means to be a chair; the qualities that make a chair what it is. uncountable
"There was, according to him [an artificial monster created by a Swedish scientist], a 'goodness' that made things good, an 'evil principle' that made them bad, [...] and a 'chairness' or 'boxness' that made things chairs and boxes."
Example
More examples"There was, according to him [an artificial monster created by a Swedish scientist], a 'goodness' that made things good, an 'evil principle' that made them bad, [...] and a 'chairness' or 'boxness' that made things chairs and boxes."
Etymology
From chair + -ness.
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