Somewhatness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The property of being a tangible or identifiable thing. archaic, uncountable
"Energy doubtless "is," but it is not possessed of "somewhatness." The definitions of energy are all unsatisfactory; the most common one is that energy is the capacity for doing work."
Example
More examples"Energy doubtless "is," but it is not possessed of "somewhatness." The definitions of energy are all unsatisfactory; the most common one is that energy is the capacity for doing work."
Etymology
From somewhat + -ness.