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Definition of Outness
1. n. The state of being out or beyond; separateness.
Definition of Outness
1. Noun. (philosophy) The collective of things that are distinct from the observer. ¹
2. Noun. (philosophy) The property of being distinct. ¹
3. Noun. The extent to which someone, particularly a lesbian, is open about her sexuality. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outness
1. the state of being out [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Outness
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1. The state of being out or beyond; separateness.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Outness
Literary usage of Outness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Review of Berkeley's Theory of Vision: Designed to Show the Unsoundness of by Samuel Bailey (1842)
"EXAMINATION OF BERKELEY'S DOCTRINE ON THE PERCEPTION OF outness AND DISTANCE.
BERKELEY gives the following abstract of his Theory ..."
2. Lectures on Greek Philosophy and Other Philosophical Remains of James by James Frederick Ferrier (1866)
"holds that visible outness is never suggested by sight at all, or by any " visible
ideas or sensations attending vision," and that it is only tangible ..."
3. The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine (1871)
"It may be mentioned here that in speaking of distance or outness (here are clearly
two ideas comprehended in these terms, viz., distance or outness of one ..."
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