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Whatness meaning

  1. Essence; quiddity.
  2. Quality; quantity.

Using Whatness

  • The main meaning on this page is: Essence; quiddity. | Quality; quantity.
  • In the example corpus, whatness often appears in combinations such as: or whatness, whatness of.

Context around Whatness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 36 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Whatness

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

nominis or whatness of the 1× on the whatness or quidditas 1× rei or whatness of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

even the focus 1× this led medieval 1×

Common sentence endings:

human being itself 1× of the thing 1×

Words around Whatness

Just before it in the word index:

whatmough 3 whatmore 3 whatman 4 whatley 33 whati 2 whateverthere 2

Just after it in the word index:

whatnot 56 whatnots 2 whats 34 whatsapp 1.144 whatsappas 3 whatsappby 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Whatness

  • In this selection, "whatness" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 36 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include nominis or whatness of the and on the whatness or quidditas. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "whatness" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with whatness

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Even the focus of traditional ontology on the 'whatness' or 'quidditas' of beings in their substantial, standing presence can be shifted to pose the question of the 'whoness' of human being itself. (32 words)

This led medieval logicians to distinguish between what they called the quid nominis or "whatness of the name", and the underlying nature common to all the things it names, which they called the quid rei or "whatness of the thing". (40 words)

Longer example sentences

This led medieval logicians to distinguish between what they called the quid nominis or "whatness of the name", and the underlying nature common to all the things it names, which they called the quid rei or "whatness of the thing". (40 words)

Even the focus of traditional ontology on the 'whatness' or 'quidditas' of beings in their substantial, standing presence can be shifted to pose the question of the 'whoness' of human being itself. (32 words)

Example sentences (2)

This led medieval logicians to distinguish between what they called the quid nominis or "whatness of the name", and the underlying nature common to all the things it names, which they called the quid rei or "whatness of the thing".

Even the focus of traditional ontology on the 'whatness' or 'quidditas' of beings in their substantial, standing presence can be shifted to pose the question of the 'whoness' of human being itself.

Common combinations with whatness

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • or whatness 2×
  • whatness of 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "whatness" in a sentence?
An example: "This led medieval logicians to distinguish between what they called the quid nominis or "whatness of the name", and the underlying nature common to all the things it names, which they called the quid rei or "whatness of the thing"." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "whatness" from authentic English texts.
What does "whatness" mean?
Whatness means: Essence; quiddity.
How many example sentences with "whatness" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "whatness", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.