Thinglike
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling a thing; having the properties associated with a physical object; objectlike.
"Although Tex had assured me only the other day that New Yorkers prized intelligence, I wasn’t sure mine could be counted on. It didn’t feel like a thing in our very thinglike world, a world where identity began with the choice of massive automobile […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"Although Tex had assured me only the other day that New Yorkers prized intelligence, I wasn’t sure mine could be counted on. It didn’t feel like a thing in our very thinglike world, a world where identity began with the choice of massive automobile […]"
Etymology
From thing + -like. Compare English thingly, German dinglich.
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