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One ever feels his twoness - an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.
W. E. B. Du Bois

Meaning of "twoness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TWONESS

twoness  [ˈtuːnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TWONESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Twoness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TWONESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of twoness in the English dictionary

The definition of twoness in the dictionary is the state or condition of being two.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TWONESS


Albinus
ælˈbiːnəs
arteriovenous
ɑːˌtɪərɪəʊˈviːnəs
askewness
əˈskjuːnəs
Avernus
əˈvɜːnəs
Campinas
kæmˈpiːnəs
dueness
ˈdjuːnəs
Faunus
ˈfɔːnəs
fewness
ˈfjuːnəs
freeness
ˈfriːnəs
genus
ˈdʒiːnəs
intravenous
ˌɪntrəˈviːnəs
prunus
ˈpruːnəs
saphenous
səˈfiːnəs
Silenus
saɪˈliːnəs
sturnus
ˈstɜːnəs
subgenus
sʌbˈdʒiːnəs
trueness
ˈtruːnəs
untrueness
ʌnˈtruːnəs
venous
ˈviːnəs
Venus
ˈviːnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TWONESS

two-way
two-way mirror
two-way street
two-wheeler
TWOC
twoccer
twoccing
twocker
twocking
twoer
twofer
twofold
twofoldness
twonie
twopence
twopenceworth
twopenny
twopenny piece
twopenny-halfpenny
twosome

WORDS THAT END LIKE TWONESS

awareness
baroness
business
canoness
championess
darkness
deaconess
demoness
dragoness
fitness
happiness
in the wilderness
lioness
marchioness
patroness
pythoness
sextoness
thickness
tiredness
wellness

Synonyms and antonyms of twoness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «twoness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TWONESS

Find out the translation of twoness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of twoness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «twoness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

二重性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dualidad
570 millions of speakers

English

twoness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

twoness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بين النقطتين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

двойственность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

duplicidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বৈধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

twoness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Twoness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zweiheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

twoness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

twoness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Twoness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

twoness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

twoness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जोड्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

twoness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

twoness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

twoness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

подвійність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

twoness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμμετρικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

twoness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

twoness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

twoness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of twoness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TWONESS»

The term «twoness» is normally little used and occupies the 143.096 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TWONESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about twoness

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QUOTES WITH «TWONESS»

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W. E. B. Du Bois
One ever feels his twoness - an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWONESS»

Discover the use of twoness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to twoness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Aquinas: A New Introduction
the absurdity of an indefinite multiplication of forms of Twoness. Nor can Platonists answer this objection, says Aquinas, by saying that forms do not require any higher forms since they are immaterial and incorporeal whereas sensible twos are ...
John Peterson, 2008
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Straight Lick: The Cinema of Oscar Micheaux
3. Twoness. and. Micheaux's. Style. The implied nemesis of African-American uplift has always been racism. One of the force ¤elds through which Micheaux had to negotiate a path toward his goal of middle-class status was that characterized ...
J. Ronald Green, 2000
3
Living Your Destiny
The Energy of TWOness in World Symbolism In the history of world symbolism, the energy of TWOness is significant in many areas. The essence of TWOness signifies the descent of Spirit into material forms. In the conjunction of Spirit and ...
Hal A. Lingerman, 1992
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Socratic Rationalism and Political Philosophy: An ...
(97a2-5) In this statement, Socrates exhibits the perplexity that arose when he cast the attempt to understand the cause of the notion two — what I have called twoness — in terms of a kind of cause appropriate to two, understood as two units or ...
Paul Stern, 1993
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Social Things: An Introduction to the Sociological Life
This experience was at the heart of his most famous line about the twoness of African'American experience: One ever feels his twoness,—an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one ...
Charles Lemert, 2011
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The Philosophy of the Daodejing
It is,in numerical terms, avariation of the lines of chapter40 quotedabove,a variation thathas “oneness”fornonpresence, and “twoness” for presence: TheDao generates Oneness. Oneness generates Twoness. Twoness generates Threeness.
Hans-Georg Moeller, 2013
7
Relationshifting: Tools for Living Quantum Resplendency: The ...
Chapter. 9. From. Our. Twoness,. Our. Triunity. is. Emergent. The twoness of particle and wave The quantum world is revealing to me that there is a twoness to our being that some have missed for thousands of years. I am amazed that what I  ...
Angela Longo, 2012
8
Hybrid Identities: Theoretical and Empirical Examinations
For blacks, the Self is divided – as the objectified and excluded Other and as the subjective and agential Self – and experience Twoness as divided lives. Twoness is, most centrally, being “an American, a Negro” ([1903] 1965:5) but is rooted in ...
Keri E. Iyall Smith, Patricia Leavy, 2008
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Black American Cinema
2. “Twoness”. in. the. Style. of. Oscar. Micheaux. J. Ronald. Green. Many critics and historians have been impressedbyOscar Micheaux's long, productive career. Micheaux produced over thirty independent feature films, as well as seven long ...
Manthia Diawara, 2012
10
About the King's Choice to Build His Palace Right on Top of ...
Whether it is threeness or twoness which is at issue in characterizing a single God, it nonetheless a sham twoness or threeness if the twoness or threeness are simply “modes” of humanly designating a God who/which in Himself/Itself is ...
John McGinley, 2006

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWONESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term twoness is used in the context of the following news items.
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African-American Life, Double-Exposed
As Du Bois observed, black people inevitably felt a sense of “twoness — an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
2
The Way of Love by Luce Irigaray
Gender is a paradigm of this twoness. Twoness means that human beings exist not only for themselves, but also for other human beings. So to be fully human, ... «Philosophy Now, Mar 15»
3
Family Research Council's Gagnon: "Homosexual Unions Are Worst …
"Man and woman are thus the twoness complementary parts in a holistic picture of human sexuality...The twoness of the sexes is the foundation for the twoness ... «Town Hall, Jun 14»
4
Twoness: Black Biculturalism
Hey, folks. Today I want to talk about something that's been a major aspect of my life since about middle school: biculturalism. It was only recently, in a class ... «Huffington Post, Apr 14»
5
How It Feels When White Women Cross to the Other Side of the Street
In the opening words of his classic The Souls of Black Folks, W.E.B. Du Bois speaks of a "twoness" possessed by African-Americans -- a perpetual dual ... «Huffington Post, Apr 14»
6
BCF advisors refuse to sign policy, vacate role at College
“The Bible teaches that human sexuality is expected to find its fulfillment inside of the twoness of persons and the twoness of genders,” said Rob Gregory. «The Bowdoin Orient, Feb 14»
7
Improving the Pipeline Into Science for Minorities
... on improving the representation of women and minorities in the science pipeline was what sociologist and civil rights activist W. E. B. Du Bois called "twoness": ... «ScienceCareers.org, Feb 13»
8
When I Look at Relationships
The twoness brings them into one, and the oneness dances as two, and that's a kind of a vibrating relationship between the one and the two. People are both ... «Huffington Post, Apr 12»
9
More than 'Mutual Joy': Lisa Miller of Newsweek against Scripture …
She overlooks the fact that Jesus not only affirmed a male-female prerequisite for marriage but also predicated his argument about the 'twoness' of a sexual ... «Christian News Wire, Dec 08»

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