different between objectivity vs thingness

English

Etymology

objective +? -ity

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??bd???k?t?v?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??bd???k?t?v?ti/
• Hyphenation: ob?jec?tiv?i?ty

Noun

objectivity (countable and uncountable, plural objectivities)

1. The state of being objective, just, unbiased and not influenced by emotions or personal prejudices.
2. The world as it really is; reality.

Synonyms

• objectiveness (much less common)

Antonyms

• subjectivity

Translations

References

• objectivity at OneLook Dictionary Search
• objectivity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

thing +? -ness

Noun

thingness (usually uncountable, plural thingnesses)

1. The quality of a material thing; objectivity; actuality; reality.
   • 1994, Shadia B Drury, Alexandre Kojève [1]

     To live as a thing, to live for another and as the other expects, is to live unauthentically or in bad faith. To be true to oneself, one must reduce others to thingness and resist being so reduced.

See also

• thinghood

References

• "thingness", Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/thingness> [Retrieved January 8, 2005].
• "thingness", Encarta World English Dictionary, <http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861719723> [Retrieved January 8, 2005].
• "thingness", Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1997) <http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/thingness> [Retrieved January 8, 2005].

Anagrams

• se'nnights, sennights