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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

inness en · NOUN

Etymology

From in + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being in, or inside.
    • The forces which work in and upon organic life know nothing of outness and inness. They shine through the materials which they build up and mould, as light shines through the clearest glass. 1888, The Twentieth Century, volume 23, page 156: