单词 | not-ness |
释义 | not-nessn. The quality or state of not being or doing something; the quality or state of not existing at all. Also: negativity. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] noughtOE unbeing1435 non-beingc1443 nullity?1573 non esse1585 not-beinga1586 unexistence1593 nihilhood1602 non-essence?1605 inexistence1623 never-being1633 nonentity1643 non-existence1646 no-being1651 inexistency1660 nihility1678 cipherhooda1680 vacuitya1711 nothingness1766 nihilism1856 thinglessness1874 not-ness1933 nullness1949 the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > negativity or negation negation1620 negativeness1697 negativity1826 not-ness1933 negaholism1989 1933 D. Thomas Let. Sept. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 21 Your ‘not-ness’ alone is worth all the superlatives at my command. 1945 H. Miller Air-conditioned Nightmare 12 It was something negative, some not-ness of some kind or other. 1991 Nation (Nexis) 26 Aug. 240 That would be..an internal negative fact... This internal ‘notness’ is what makes possible the sort of history the paintings have. 1999 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 30 July 57 The stars came out in force, dressed to the nines..or not. Dina Meyers opted for not, but was splendid in her not-ness. 2000 Times (Nexis) 25 Nov. I was just so in love with the cleanness of the bathroom and the treeness of the view that I didn't notice the notness of the cupboards until after I'd signed the lease. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1933 |
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