thusness means the state of things being as they are. It carries an Arena rating of 1377, earned across 8 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, thusness ranks #2,613 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #5,894 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #7,776 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #9,826 of 17,163 for Funniest Words.
Why “thusness” is a great word
The state or quality of being exactly as something is, particularly the ineffable nature of reality as it is. From Middle English thus ("in this way") + the suffix -ness (forming abstract nouns denoting state or quality). Unlike "emptiness" (the analytical doctrine of śūnyatā, which negates intrinsic existence) or "suchness" (the primary Sanskrit-derived term tathatā with its technical philosophical weight), "thusness" is its English echo, carrying a plainspoken intimacy—less a doctrine than a gesture of recognition. It is the uninterpreted chill of morning air on skin, the scent of rain on sun-warmed stone, and the quiet hum of a refrigerator in an empty kitchen—reality experienced, not explained, in the quiet moment before the mind begins its naming, offering nothing in return but itself.
Etymology
From thus + -ness.
noun
- The state of things being as they are.
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