Futureness

//ˈfjuːt͡ʃɚnəs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of occurring in, being, or being related to the future. countable, uncountable

    "To our conclusion, that TIME is the equivalent of Pastness, Presentness, and Futureness, combined, it may be objected, that the word Time is applicable to all the three cases; as we can say, past time, present time, and future time, all with equal propriety."

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eventualityfinalityfuturity

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"To our conclusion, that TIME is the equivalent of Pastness, Presentness, and Futureness, combined, it may be objected, that the word Time is applicable to all the three cases; as we can say, past time, present time, and future time, all with equal propriety."

Etymology

From future + -ness.

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