nowness

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Noun nowness has 1 sense

presentness, nowness - the quality of being the present; "a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past"- R.E.Spiller
--₁ is a kind of timing
--₁ has particulars: currentness, currency, up-to-dateness

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Nowness

(noun)

1. The quality or state of being current or present.

Example sentence: The newspaper strives to provide readers with the nowness of news by publishing stories in real-time.

(noun)

2. The characteristic of something happening or existing in the current moment.

Example sentence: The artist's work captures the nowness of life by depicting scenes of everyday activities.

(adjective)

1. Trendy or of the latest fashion.

Example sentence: She always keeps up with nowness trends by following fashion blogs and attending fashion shows.

(adverb)

1. In a present or current manner.

Example sentence: The speaker addressed the audience with nowness, sharing up-to-date information and insights.

(noun)

3. (local) A colloquial term used in some regions to refer to the present time or the immediate future.

Example sentence: Let's meet up at the park this evening, around the nowness?