noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The characteristic of being recent. uncountable
2. 2
   the property of having happened or appeared not long ago wordnet
3. 3
   a time immediately before the present wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

recencygreennessimmaturitylatenessmint conditionnovelty

Etymology

From recent + -ness.

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