futurity
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9.5
- noun
- /fjuːˈtʃʊrɪti/
:
futuro
- My guess is that the air of anticlimactic futurity pervading this town had something to do with it, the datedness of what was once thought of as "things to come."
Examples
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Which is why history (and futurity) helps, because what goes without saying always changes.
Blog text (32) -
I think the conversation about futurity is one that this work, the embrace evokes.
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" Development itself requires unpredetermined futurity, which means an escape from all those ways in which an end can already be given.
Academic text (1993) -
Because of these stereotypes and myths, white Appalachian children do not function as cultural representations of futurity in the same way other white children do.
Academic text (2014) -
On the Friday morning after my return from futurity, I awoke long after dawn, from the deepest of dreamless sleeps.
Blog text (32) -
Rather, futurity here is conditioned by immediate feelings, as Evelina elides Orville's alleged past error and ignores the reflective potential of her young mind.
Academic text (2018) -
The decisions we make today will shape our futurity and impact generations to come.
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She often dreams about the futurity of humanity and the advancements we will achieve.
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Planning for your futurity is essential to ensure a stable and fulfilling life.
Synonyms
∞
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The time that comes after the present
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3.6
The time that comes after now
Antonyms
How Distant
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9.5
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Futurity comes from the Latin word futurus, meaning 'about to be' or 'going to be', and it shares the same idea as the English word future. So futurity means the time that is not here yet, the future.