thingly
adjEtymology From Middle English thingli, þingly; equivalent to thing + -ly. For sense development, compare Latin reālis.
1
Art, Arts, Human sciences, Linguistics, Philosophy, Sciences Pertaining to the substance of a work, separate from what is conveyed; material, substantive.
- All works have this thingly character.2009, Donald Preziosi, The art of art history: a critical anthology:
2
Actual; real; substantial.
- Derived terms
- thingliness