noun
Meaning 1
The characteristic of being recent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: recency
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
recentness
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noun
Meaning 2
the property of having happened or appeared not long ago
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: recency
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: newness
noun
Meaning 3
a time immediately before the present
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: recency
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pastness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English recent Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English recentness From recent + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Irish: déanaí — characteristic of being recent