Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nowness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: now-ness
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of happening now, or relating to the present time.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"With events cascading so quickly that last year often feels like another era, Armstrong wanted to create what he called, when I spoke to him last week, “a feeling of nowness.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English now 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 nowness From now + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nownesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hereness

Synonyms

presentness

Questions

What does nowness mean?: The property of happening now, or relating to the present time.
Where does nowness come from?: Etymology tree English now 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 nowness From now + -ness.

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