ˈiznə̇s noun
( -es )
Etymology: is (I) + -ness
1.
a. : the fact that a thing is
at the very outset there is no isness to life — Yale Review
b. : the quality or state of elemental or factual existence
2. : the state of things as they are
the economics of the soldier who accepts a rough equation between isness and oughtness — H.J.Laski
— contrasted with oughtness