Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pastness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
past-ness
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being past.

Uncountable

noun

The result or product of being past.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English past 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 pastness From past + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pastnesses (plural)

Questions

What does pastness mean?
The state or quality of being past.
Where does pastness come from?
Etymology tree English past 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 pastness From past + -ness.

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