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almostness

noun

Etymology

From almost + -ness.

  1. inherited from eallmǣst
  2. inherited from almost
  3. suffixed as almostness — “almost + ness”

Definitions

  1. The quality of almost being something, or almost reaching a point

    The quality of almost being something, or almost reaching a point; incomplete state.

    • The situation of beauty described here in the most abstract possible way involves a striking, we might almost say teasing, almostness: the object is a form, not a sensation or representation; it tickles reflexivity[…]

The neighborhood

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