thing-in-itself

1. 1.

   the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception

   Synonymsnoumenon

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Questions about thing-in-itself

What does thing-in-itself mean?

thing-in-itself means "the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception".

How many syllables are in thing-in-itself?

thing-in-itself has 4 syllables: thin-g-i-n-it-self. The stress falls on "g-i".

What is another word for thing-in-itself?

Close synonyms include noumenon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.