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单词 not-thereness
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not-therenessn.

Brit. /ˌnɒtˈðɛːnəs/, U.S. /ˌnɑtˈðɛrnəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: not adv., there adv., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < not adv. + there adv. + -ness suffix.
The state of being absent or ‘not there’; (also) spec. the state of seeming absent or disconnected from immediate reality; preoccupation.
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the world > space > place > absence > [noun]
absencec1384
non-being1455
wantc1508
absenty1520
lack1548
discontinuance1583
absency1599
negativeness1876
not-thereness1902
the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > abstraction, absent-mindedness > [noun]
amusement1663
reverie1690
abstractedness1705
absence1709
preoccupation1788
absentness1790
abstraction1791
absent-mindedness1845
misadvertence1870
not-thereness1902
la-la land1979
1902 C. L. Cullen More Ex-tank Tales x. 204 The $300 that I had changed into $100 bills for greater safety in packing around was notorious for its not-thereness.
1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 261 There is something profoundly horrifying in this immense, indefinite not-thereness of the Mexican scene.
1950 A. Huxley Themes & Variations 86 Rushing from one soirée to another in a strange state of alienation and not-thereness.
1990 J. C. Oates Because it is Bitter ii. iv. 155 Glancing down at the whiteness of her skin she feels a sensation of vertigo,..a profound and unspeakable not-thereness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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