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touchedness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtʌ.t͡ʃɪd.nɪs/

Etymology

From touched + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being touched
    • But it's the placing of that patch of textile you notice, its touchedness. 2005, Michael S. Bird, Sandra Blow, page 55:
    • And Benjamin's theory of Ideas indicates the character of "ideal" touchedness. 2001, Peter David Fenves, Arresting Language: From Leibniz to Benjamin, page 11: