"thinglike" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more thinglike [comparative], most thinglike [superlative]
Etymology: From thing + -like. Compare English thingly, German dinglich. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thing|like}} thing + -like, {{noncog|en|thingly}} English thingly, {{noncog|de|dinglich}} German dinglich Head templates: {{en-adj}} thinglike (comparative more thinglike, superlative most thinglike)
  1. (philosophy) Resembling a thing; having the properties associated with a physical object; objectlike. Categories (topical): Philosophy
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