belonginess

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belonginess

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From belong + -i- + -ness.

noun

  1. uncountable The state or sense of belonging. This law is similar with Thorndike's principle of “belonginess” in which two events or stimuli are associated when they belong together. The determining factor of belonginess is the temporal occurrence of the two events in space or time […]

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noun the state or sense of belonging

Русскийпринадле́жность prinadléžnostʹ

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@misc{belonginess_2026,
  title = {belonginess},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/belonginess},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}