Meaning

2 senses

  1. Essence; quiddity.

    See also Thesaurus:essence.

  2. Quality; quantity.

Origin

From what + -ness. First attested in 1611.

From what + -ness. First attested in 1611.

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Forms

plural: whatnesses
Singularwhatness
Pluralwhatnesses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
natureA2quintessence

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
whateverA2whatnotwhatsoever

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