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personness en · NOUN

Etymology

From person + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of a person; personality; individuality; personhood; personableness.
    • I think if we talk about children and wanting a child-oriented society, then the judiciary and legislature have to address themselves to the personness of children. Personness means you are a legal entity in and of yourself. 1976, Abortion: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session
    • As an individual, each of us has "personness," a unique programming not shared with any other human being. It is partly based on our heredity and is partly learned; that is, this personness is modified both by the influence of culture as well as our unique personal experiences. 2004, Michael Marquardt, Nancy Berger, Peter Loan, HRD in the Age of Globalization:
    • Indeed, there are many ways in which audio and video media can enhance the “personness” of our messages. 2015, Charles H Kraft, Worship: Beyond the Hymnbook:
    • This is a trust that the personness that is our identity is a better symbol of the ultimate than words like “cold” and “dark” and “aimless” and “meaningless.” 2010, Michael Horace Barnes, Understanding Religion and Science: Introducing the Debate: