Withness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being or doing with something. uncountable

    "Whitehead passionately denies this premise, and asserts repeatedly that the root of all perception is the "withness of the body." We see with our eyes; we taste with our palate."

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"Whitehead passionately denies this premise, and asserts repeatedly that the root of all perception is the "withness of the body." We see with our eyes; we taste with our palate."

Etymology

From with + -ness.

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