Archaic or dialectal form meaning the state of being or existence.
From 'being' + '-ness' suffix, a variant or alternative formation of 'beingness'. This rare term appears primarily in Middle English texts and dialectal writing.
The existence of both 'beingness' and 'beinness' shows how English speakers were experimenting with philosophy—creating multiple words to express the same concept while figuring out which would stick.
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