I-ness

English

Etymology

From I +‎ -ness. Compare earlier I-hood; later me-ness.

Noun

I-ness (usually uncountable, plural I-nesses)

1. I-hood.
   • 1984, Martin Heidegger, The metaphysical foundations of logic:

     Likewise, if "I" is the object of the ontological interpretation, then this is not the individual I-ness, of my self, but I-ness in its metaphysical neutrality; we call this neutral I-ness "egoicity."

   • 2010, Alistair Conwell, The Audible Life Stream:

     The Marriage of Time and 'I' This concept of time is closely tied up with our illusory sense of 'I-ness'.

Anagrams

• Neiss, Nisse, SINEs, Sensi, seins, siens, sines, snies