physicalness

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Noun 1. physicalness - the quality of being physical; consisting of matter

quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

concreteness - the quality of being concrete (not abstract)

palpability, tangibility, tangibleness - the quality of being perceivable by touch

substantiality, substantialness, solidness - the quality of being substantial or having substance

reality - the quality possessed by something that is real

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