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currentness

currentness

6.5
Being up to date with present events and information
  • noun
  • /ˈkɜːrəntnəs/
translation icon : actualidad
  • In today's fast-paced world, the currentness of news is crucial for keeping the public informed.

Examples

  • The currentness of the online articles ensures readers get the most up-to-date information.

  • Disclaimer: All data and information provided on this site represent accuracy, completeness, currentness, suitability, or damages arising from its display or use.

    Blog text (31)

  • The report's currentness enhanced its relevance to the ongoing discussion about climate change.

Synonyms

currency
vscurrentness
35 3.3

Being widely accepted or used at a particular time

denotes being current in time without implying wide acceptance
modernity
vscurrentness
18 5.8

A condition of life now that shows new ideas, styles, or technology

refers simply to present belonging, not to modern style or culture
nowness
vscurrentness
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A feeling that something is happening at this moment

means belonging to the present time but less focused on immediacy
modernness
vscurrentness
1 4.4

A quality of being new and up-to-date in style and ideas

covers present belonging but without the cultural modern implication
up-to-dateness
vscurrentness
6.7

How current and relevant something is now

is about belonging to the present rather than active updating
contemporariness
vscurrentness
7.7

The quality of belonging to the present time or current style

focuses on simple belonging to the present rather than style
presentness
vscurrentness
7.4

A feeling of being fully in the moment and aware of what happens

covers belonging to the present time in a broader sense

Antonyms

obsolete
93 5.8

No longer used or made because something newer replaces it

How Current

immediacy
16 5.8
currentness
6.5
recency
1 6.4
obsolescence
9 7.7
datedness
8.2

Surface Forms

currentness singular
currentnesses plural

Morphology

currentness = current (transparent) = current + ness

A straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'current' with the productive suffix '-ness' meaning 'the quality of being current'.

Etymology

Currentness comes from current, which originally meant 'running', plus the ending -ness that means 'the quality of'. So currentness means the 'quality of being current', like a river's current that is the flow right now, which is why the word refers to belonging to the present time.