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belonginess en · NOUN

Etymology

From belong + -i- + -ness.

Meanings

(uncountable) The state or sense of belonging.
- This law is similar with Thorndike's principle of “belonginess” in which two events or stimuli are associated when they belong together. The determining factor of belonginess is the temporal occurrence of the two events in space or time […] 2008, Ayuba Y. Mshelia, Cognition, Culture and Field Dependence - Independence, page 50:

Synonyms

Translations (1)

ru принадле́жность (the state or sense of belonging)