Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thenness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: then-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being then, in the past as opposed to now.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As a member of civilization in good standing, I reject both the nowness and the thenness of the generations."

Etymology

From then + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: then

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does thenness mean?: The state or condition of being then, in the past as opposed to now.
Where does thenness come from?: From then + -ness.

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