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futurity

futurity

1 9.5
The time that comes after now
  • noun
  • /fjuːˈtʃʊrɪti/
translation icon : 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

  • 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.

  • " 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.

  • She often dreams about the futurity of humanity and the advancements we will achieve.

  • Planning for your futurity is essential to ensure a stable and fulfilling life.

Synonyms

future
vsfuturity
1.0

The time that comes after the present

is the more formal abstract noun form rather than the common single word
time to come
vsfuturity
27 3.6

The time that comes after now

is a single formal noun rather than a longer multiword expression

Antonyms

1 9.9

The state of belonging to an earlier time

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

How Distant

futurity
1 9.5
imminence
  • Formal
2 7.0

Surface Forms

futurity singular
futurities plural

Morphology

futurity = future (transparent) = future + ity

A standard nominalization: 'future' + '-ity' yields an abstract noun meaning the state or time of being future, so the meaning is directly derived from the base word.

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.