twoness
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- noun
- /ˈtwuːnəs/
- First and most obvious, the twoness of politics replicates the twoness of our competitive athletics.
Examples
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Costume iconography also reflects this twoness, for while all the maskers are men, their attire usually includes female motifs, most especially the baby sashes/head ties normally used by a mother to secure her child on her back.
Academic text (2008) -
Twoness and the endless permutations of 'the many' are proper to creation.
Academic text (1999) -
Terry and I had always felt like interruptions in their twoness, so we were glad we had each other.
Fiction book (1996) -
Du Bois had written of the "double consciousness," the sense of "twoness," posed on those who were black and American.
Fiction book (1998) -
The pattern of institutional relations that characterizes the Baha'i administrative order can be summarized in one word: "twoness."
Academic text (1999) -
By and large, the emphasis on "twoness" in Yoruba culture reflects, at the secular level, an attempt to educate the public about the virtues of social living and the need for individuals to work together for the good of all.
Academic text (2008) -
This adoration easily explains why much of the previous scholarship on the significance of twoness in Yoruba art focused primarily on the rituals and images of twins.
Academic text (2008) -
But at this moment of the first presidential debate, the Super Bowl of American politics, it may be worth reminding ourselves about the potential distortions in our thinking that arise from the oversimplified twoness of Democrats versus Republicans.
Blog text (30) -
Dubois's concept of "double consciousness" best explains the struggle African Americans experience in dealing with their feeling of "twoness, an American, a Negro, two souls, two thoughts... two warring ideals" (p. 205).
Academic text (2003) -
In mathematics, twoness is represented by the number 2, symbolizing duality.
Synonyms
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A state of having two different meanings or sides at the same time
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Etymology
Twoness comes from the number two and the ending -ness, which means 'state or quality'. So twoness is the 'state of being two', like when something is twin or double.