Beyondness
/biˈjɑndnəs/noun
The state or quality of being beyond or outside ordinary limits.
Did you know?“Beyondness” is a modern abstract noun built from the ancient English preposition beyond, which originally meant “on the farther side of”; it does not have an occult root, but it still encodes the human obsession with the unreachable.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
geond
“on the farther side; across, beyond”
Old English
OE
bē geond
“by, at, or on the farther side of”
Middle English
ME
beyond
“on the farther side of; past”
Modern English
EN
beyond
“at or to the farther side of; outside the limits of”
Modern English
EN
beyondness
“the quality or state of being beyond”