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presentness

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The characteristic of being present, of existing in a place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The characteristic of being present, of the current time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the quality of being the present- R.E.Spiller

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nowness

Antonyms: pastness, futurity

Broader terms: timing

Narrower terms: currentness, currency, up-to-dateness

History

Etymology

From present + -ness.