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maybeness

noun

Etymology

From maybe + -ness.

  1. derived from *h₁ésti✻
  2. inherited from wesan
  3. derived from *h₂wes-✻
  4. inherited from *wesaną✻
  5. inherited from *wesan✻
  6. inherited from ġebēon
  7. inherited from been — “to be”
  8. inherited from *bʰuHyéti✻
  9. inherited from *beuną✻
  10. inherited from bēon
  11. inherited from been
  12. compounded as maybe — “may + be”
  13. suffixed as maybeness — “maybe + -ness”

Definitions

  1. Uncertainty.

    • This "maybeness" of our knowing and not knowing, however, is sharply contrasted with the goal of Jaina yoga. For the Buddhist the goal is to eliminate suffering in nirvana, but the Jaina yogi's goal is omniscience.
    • As I will demonstrate through the remainder of this book, that “maybeness” is built into O'Brien's works on the pages published and in the pages they might have been […]

The neighborhood

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