(philosophy) Resembling a thing; having the properties associated with a physical object; objectlike.

The quality, condition, or character of being a thing.

(philosophy, art, linguistics) Pertaining to the substance of a work, separate from what is conveyed; material, substantive. / Actual; real; substantial.

plural of thingman

(historical, usually in the plural) One of several men gathered at a thing, for example to settle a dispute over a debt.

Alternative form of thingamajig

(chiefly philosophy) Like a physical, tangible thing; objective.

plural of thinger

A realist; one who considers only things or objects. / A practical or matter-of-fact person.

(rare) Belonging or pertaining to a thing or things; real.