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Whatness vs Phatness - What's the difference?

whatness | phatness |

As nouns the difference between whatness and phatness

is that whatness is (philosophy) essence; quiddity while phatness is fullness, richness, body.

whatness

English

Noun

(es)
  • (philosophy) Essence; quiddity.
  • Quality; quantity.
  • *1961 , Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on the Metaphysics of Aristotle: Volume 2 :
  • For in one sense whatness signifies substance and this particular thing, and in another sense it signifies each of the other categories, such as quantity, quality and the like.

    phatness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Fullness, richness, body.
  • * 2013 , Chris Buono, The Guitarist's Guide to Line 6 Studio Tools , Cenage (2013), ISBN 9781435460447, page 196:
  • Once you experience the phatness a bass amp can inject into a signal,
  • * 2013 , Exquisite Corpse, or, How Not to Kill Your Neighbours , Blackfriars (2013), ISBN 9780349140124, unnumbered page:
  • He's always telling Beth about the enormity of his next gig and the extraordinary phatness of his latest beats, and to be fair he can drop a good tune.
  • * 2015 , Ian Corbett, Mic It!: Microphones, Microphone Techniques, and Their Impact on the Final Mix , Focal Press (2015), ISBN 9780415823777, page 76:
  • But if a sound source is a little thin, and needs some warmth, body, or “phatness ,” a tube mic could provide useful “sonic makeup.”
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