touchedness
English
Etymology
From touched + -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʌ.t͡ʃɪd.nɪs/
Noun
touchedness (uncountable)
- The state, quality, or condition of being touched
- 2001, Peter David Fenves, Arresting Language: From Leibniz to Benjamin, page 11:
- And Benjamin's theory of Ideas indicates the character of "ideal" touchedness.
- 2005, Michael S. Bird, Sandra Blow, page 55:
- But it's the placing of that patch of textile you notice, its touchedness.
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