the state of being a thing, of being real, of having existence
thingness in American English
(ˈθɪŋnɪs)
noun
objective reality
Also: thinghood (ˈθɪŋˌhud)
Word origin
[1895–1900; thing1 + -ness]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backstage, cutback, hit-and-run, neon, slapstick-ness is a suffix attached to adjectives and participles, forming abstract nouns denotingquality and state. Other words that use the affix -ness include: carsickness, crashworthiness, fitness, rockiness, wellness
Examples of 'thingness' in a sentence
thingness
Unlike the clay chicken, there was no thingness with which to grapple.
Globe and Mail (2003)
I believe that such anodyne 'any-thingness' subliminally undermines the content of what is being said.