"currentness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From current + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|current|ness}} current + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} currentness (uncountable)
  1. The state or quality of being current. Tags: uncountable Translations (quality of being current): ajantasaisuus (Finnish), ajankohtaisuus (Finnish), Aktualität [feminine] (German), atualidade [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-currentness-en-noun-uIp6zInm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 90 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'quality of being current': 99 1
  2. (obsolete) Easiness of pronunciation; fluency. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-currentness-en-noun-knEej7h3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: currency
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