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pushiness|ˈpʊʃɪnɪs|
1. Philos. [f. push v. + -y1 + -ness.] A term used by A. N. Whitehead (1861–1947) for the property inherent in a material object which enables it to be apprehended and identified by touch (see quots.).
1920A. N. Whitehead Concept of Nature ii. 43 We are left with spatio-temporal positions, and what I may term the ‘pushiness’ of the body. 1927B. Russell Outl. Philos. x. 118 We must give up what Whitehead admirably calls the ‘pushiness’ of matter. 1944E. Nagel in P. A. Schilpp Philos. Bertrand Russell 339 It seems to me grotesque to say that the ‘pushiness’ of matter can disappear as a consequence of a new analysis or redefinition of matter.
2. [f. pushy a. + -ness.] = pushfulness
1968Economist 2 Mar. 10/2 Claims in areas of particular union pushiness—say, for engineering draughtsmen—should be looked at very carefully indeed. 1976Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Jan. 79/1 She had a kind of insistent pushiness in the interests of her family that brooked no contradiction. |