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presentnesses

presentnesses is the plural of presentness.

Meaning of presentness

Noun

presentness (usually uncountable, plural presentnesses)

  1. (usually) The characteristic of being present, of existing in a place.
    • In recent years, stars have learned that their intense presentness in people’s daily lives and their access to the uppermost realms of politics, business and the media offer them a peculiar kind of moral position, should they care to use it.2008 March 9, James Traub, “The Celebrity Solution”, in New York Times
  2. (usually) The characteristic of being present, of the current time.

Questions about presentnesses

What is presentnesses the plural of?
Presentnesses is the plural of presentness.

Words near presentnesses in the dictionary

  1. presentment
  2. presentment of Englishry
  3. presentments
  4. presentments of Englishry
  5. presentness
  6. presentnesses
  7. presentoir
  8. presentoirs
  9. presentor
  10. presentors
  11. presents

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