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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescosalità
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ko.zaˈli.ta/
"La forte cosalità di questi oggetti evoca un senso di realtà."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being a thing; the essential nature or substantial reality of an object.
"The sculpture possessed a stark, heavy thinginess that commanded attention in the empty gallery." - 2
An elusive, vague quality of materiality or objecthood that is difficult to define precisely.
"Digital interfaces often lack the satisfying thinginess of physical knobs and analog switches."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English noun 'thing' (meaning meeting, matter, or entity) combined with the suffix '-y' (denoting quality or characteristic) and the nominalizing suffix '-ness'. First appearing in the late 19th century, the term emerged in philosophical and literary discourse to describe the distinct quality of possessing substantial objectivity or material reality.
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chosisme
Transliteration: /ʃo.zism/
"L'œuvre d'art accentue le chosisme des objets du quotidien."
Dinglichkeit
Transliteration: /ˈdɪŋlɪçkaɪt/
"Die Dinglichkeit der Skulptur ist fast greifbar."
cosalità
Transliteration: /ko.zaˈli.ta/
"La forte cosalità di questi oggetti evoca un senso di realtà."
coseidad
Transliteration: /ko.seiˈdad/
"La filosofía analiza la coseidad de las cosas materiales."
coisidade
Transliteration: /koj.ziˈda.dʒi/
"A coisidade do objeto foi o tema principal da exposição."
वस्तुत्व
Transliteration: vastutva
"इस मूर्तिकला में एक अनूठा वस्तुत्व दिखाई देता है।"
物性
Transliteration: wù xìng
"这件艺术品突出了日常用品的物性。"
사물성
Transliteration: samulseong
"그 조각품은 강한 사물성을 띠고 있다."
もの性
Transliteration: monosei
"その彫刻には独特のもの性がある。"
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