Peopleness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being a person or people; communal social identity. uncountable

    "You are a modern dog, and more connected to your dogness and also to peopleness. The modern dog does not necessarily think in terms of "pack," since this is a social construct."

Example

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"You are a modern dog, and more connected to your dogness and also to peopleness. The modern dog does not necessarily think in terms of "pack," since this is a social construct."

Etymology

From people + -ness.

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