Etymologies
- is + -ness (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I refuse to accept the idea that the 'isness' of man's present condition makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal 'oughtness' that forever confronts him.”
“I refuse to accept the idea that the 'isness' of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal 'oughtness' that forever confronts him.”
“So somehow the "isness" of our present nature is out of harmony with the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts us.”
“I refuse to accept the idea that the "isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him.”
“I refuse to accept the idea that the 'isness' of man's present condition makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal 'oughtness' that forever confronts him," he said.”
“Obama spoke of the curve of history, and its arc toward justice, and of the resolute refusal-in King's words-to let the "isness" of the world prevent humankind from reaching for the "oughtness" of the better world that always beckons.”
“I refuse to accept the idea that the 'isness' of man”
“isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him.”
“I refuse to accept the idea that the 'isness' of man's present condition makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal 'oughtness' that forever confronts him. ”
President Obama: Remarks at the Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize
“I refuse to accept the idea that the 'isness' of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal 'oughtness' that forever confronts him. ”
Lies For Death Much More Eloquently Than Any White President Before Him
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘isness’.
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phrontistery - i
from phrontistery.info
izzat, izzard, ixiodic, izard, ivresse, ixora, ivorist, ivoride, ivorine, iulus, iulan, ithomiid and 510 more...
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Infinite Jest
Words taken from Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace.
prorector, monograph, post-fourier, snuffle, rototremble, creatus, enfilade, subanimalistic, balletic, espadrilles, leonine, cirri and 1153 more...
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bhang's list
my Faves
phylogeny, evolution, humble, chance, muliebrity, meme, isness, acoutremonts
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