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recentness

re·cent
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ree-suh nt]
    • /ˈri sənt/
    • /ˈriːsntnəs /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-suh nt]
    • /ˈri sənt/

Definitions of recentness word

  • adjective recentness of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip. 1
  • adjective recentness not long past: in recent years. 1
  • adjective recentness of or belonging to a time not long past. 1
  • adjective recentness (initial capital letter) Geology. noting or pertaining to the present epoch, originating at the end of the glacial period, about 10,000 years ago, and forming the latter half of the Quaternary Period; Holocene. 1
  • noun recentness Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series. 1

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Origin of recentness

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin recent- (stem of recēns) fresh, new

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Recentness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

recentness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

recentness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for recentness

noun recentness

  • crazies — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
  • innovativeness — tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation.
  • modernity — the quality of being modern.
  • crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
  • newfangledness — of a new kind or fashion: newfangled ideas.

Antonyms for recentness

noun recentness

  • normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.

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