presentness en · NOUN
Etymology
From present + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, 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:
- (uncountable, usually) The characteristic of being present, of the current time.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| presentnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |