touchedness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtʌ.t͡ʃɪd.nɪs/
Etymology
From touched + -ness.
Meanings
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(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: