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humanness

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being human.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness. Sigmund Freud

I've learned that to expose yourself, to reveal yourself is a test of your humanness. Isabelle Adjani

Existence as entirety remains beyond any one meaning-and it is the conscious presence of humanness in the world inasmuch as this is nonmeaning, having nothing to do other than be what it is, no longer able to go beyond itself or give itself some kind of meaning through action. Georges Bataille

If the world is to change for the better it must start with a change in human consciousness, in the very humanness of modern man. Václav Havel

Gambling is not a vice, it is an expression of our humanness. We gamble. Some do it at the gaming table, some do not. You play, you win, you play, you lose, you play. Jeanette Winterson

No one's death comes to pass without making some impression, and those close to the deceased inherit part of the liberated soul and become richer in their humanness. Hermann Broch

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