"futurity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /fjuːˈtjʊəɹɪti/, /fjuːˈt͡ʃʊəɹɪti/ Forms: futurities [plural]
Etymology: future + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|future|ity}} future + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} futurity (countable and uncountable, plural futurities)
  1. The future. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Future Synonyms (the future): aftertime
    Sense id: en-futurity-en-noun-J5mDW0Nv Disambiguation of Future: 65 24 11 Disambiguation of 'the future': 63 32 4
  2. The state of being in the future. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (state of being in the future): futurition
    Sense id: en-futurity-en-noun-x1K84cjt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 90 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 84 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 9 83 9 Disambiguation of 'state of being in the future': 28 71 1
  3. A future event. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (a future event): maybe
    Sense id: en-futurity-en-noun-2LFJlkbA Disambiguation of 'a future event': 15 4 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: to-be, the future Derived forms: futuritial

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for futurity meaning in All languages combined (3.1kB)

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