Definition
The state or quality of possessing or having something; the condition of ownership or possession.
Etymology
From 'having' (the present participle of 'have') plus '-ness' (forming abstract nouns). This is a modern construction creating an abstract noun from a verb, following productive English patterns like 'goodness' from 'good.'
Kelly Says
Havingness is a word you'll mostly find in philosophy and psychology texts, where it describes the fundamental human experience of possession—but it sounds clunky in everyday speech! English often prefers 'possession' over 'havingness' because it flows better.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መብት (Mebit)
me-bit
ARالعربية
ملكية (Malikya)
ma-li-ki-ya
BNবাংলা
স্বত্ত্বা (Swayatā)
swa-t-ta
CACatalà
posessió
po-se-syo
CSČeština
vlastnictví
vlast-nich-tvi
DADansk
besiddelse
be-si-del-se
ELΕλληνικά
κατοχή (Katochi)
ka-to-chi
ESEspañol
posesión
po-seh-syon
FAفارسی
مالکیت (Malikīyat)
ma-li-ki-yat
FISuomi
omistaminen
o-mis-ta-mi-nen
FRFrançais
possession
po-ze-syon
GUGU
સ્વામીપણું (Svāmīpaṇu)
sva-mee-pa-nu
HEעברית
הכרה (Hekhara)
he-ke-ra
HIहिन्दी
हुआवना (Huavna)
hua-va-na
HUMagyar
birtoklás
bir-tok-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepemilikan
ke-pe-mi-li-kan
ITItaliano
possedere
po-zzee-deh-reh
JA日本語
所有性 (Sōyōsei)
so-yo-se-i
KKKK
мүлік (Mülık)
mu-lik
KMKM
អនុញ្ញាត (Anuññāṭ)
a-nu-n-ya-at
MRMR
स्वामित्व (Svāmītv)
sva-mee-tv
MSBahasa Melayu
pemilikan
pe-mi-li-kan
MYမြန်မာ
အာဏာ (Aung)
aung
NLNederlands
bezit
be-zit
NONorsk
eierskap
eye-ers-kap
PAPA
ਕਬਜ਼ਾ (Kabzā)
ka-bza
PLPolski
posiadanie
po-zhya-dan-ye
PTPortuguês
posse
pos-seh
RORomână
posesiune
po-ze-syoon-eh
RUРусский
владение
vladenie
SVSvenska
innehav
in-neh-hav
SWKiswahili
umiliki
u-mi-li-ki
TAதமிழ்
உரிமை (Urimai)
u-ri-mai
TEతెలుగు
స్వామ్యం (Svamyam)
sva-mya-m
THไทย
การมี (การมี)
gaan mee
TRTürkçe
varoluş
va-ru-luhş
UKУкраїнська
володіння
vo-lo-dy-nya
URاردو
ملکیت (Malikīyat)
ma-li-ki-yat
VITiếng Việt
sự sở hữu
su so-huu
ZH中文
拥有 (Yōngyǒu)
yong3 you3