Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The characteristic of being present, of existing in a place.

    the quality of being the present

  2. (uncountable, usually)The characteristic of being present, of the current time.

Origin

From present + -ness.

From present + -ness.

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Forms

plural: presentnesses
Singularpresentness

uncountable

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the quality of being the present:nowness

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedpresent

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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