my-ness
/ˈmʌɪnɪs/rare before 20th cent
noun
The fact of being individual; separateness of the self; (especially in Indian philosophy) personal interest in or attachment to something.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Chandler (b. c1625). From my + -ness. In the context of Indian philosophy after Sanskrit mamatva, mamatā.
- onomastics
- onomatological
- onomatologist
- onomatology
- onomatomancy
- onomatomania
- onomatope
- onomatopeics
- onomatopoeia
- onomatopoeic
- onomatopoeical
- onomatopoeically
- onomatopoeics
- onomatopoesis
- onomatopoesy
- onomatopoetical
- onomatopoetically
- onomatopoiesis
- onomatopoietic
- onomatopoësis
- onomatous
- Onondaga
- on one's back
- on one's beam ends
- on one's conscience