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  • noun philosophy The state of not being; nonexistence.

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not +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • Other dinner-table topics included the collective hotness (or notness) of the "Nine" cast, and the virtues of all-female prison TV dramas.

    In Contention 2009

  • Animals and Pets Humor Rate the hotness or notness of dogs and cats modeling high fashions.

    Buy Clothes 2008

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