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- [fyoo-too r-i-tee, -tyoo r-, -choo r-, -chur-]
- /fyuˈtʊər ɪ ti, -ˈtyʊər-, -ˈtʃʊər-, -ˈtʃɜr-/
- /fjuː.ˈtjʊə.rɪ.ti/
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- [fyoo-too r-i-tee, -tyoo r-, -choo r-, -chur-]
- /fyuˈtʊər ɪ ti, -ˈtyʊər-, -ˈtʃʊər-, -ˈtʃɜr-/
Definitions of futurity word
- noun plural futurity future time: Such discussion is better left to futurity. 1
- noun plural futurity future generations; posterity: What will futurity say about this? 1
- noun plural futurity the afterlife: the promise of eternal rest in futurity. 1
- noun plural futurity a future state or condition; a future event, possibility, or prospect: We are concerned about the futurity of unsubsidized opera. His tactfulness remains more of a futurity than a reality. 1
- noun plural futurity the quality of being future: the futurity of the end of the world. 1
- noun plural futurity Also called futurity race. Horse Racing. a race, usually for two-year-olds, in which the entrants are selected long before the race is run, sometimes before the birth of the foal. 1
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Origin of futurity
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; future + -ity
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Parts of speech for Futurity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
futurity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
futurity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for futurity
noun futurity
- prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- outlook — the view or prospect from a particular place.
- millennium — a period of 1000 years.
- destiny — A person's destiny is everything that happens to them during their life, including what will happen in the future, especially when it is considered to be controlled by someone or something else.
- fate — something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind.
Antonyms for futurity
noun futurity
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
Top questions with futurity
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