"futurity" meaning in English

See futurity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fjuːˈtjʊəɹɪti/, /fjuːˈt͡ʃʊəɹɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-futurity.wav [Southern-England] Forms: futurities [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English future Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder. Latin -itās Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English futurity From future (adjective) + -ity. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|future<pos:adjective>|-ity|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English future Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder. Latin -itās Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English futurity [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ty", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ts", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂ts", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-itās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ity", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "futurity", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="futurity"> From future (adjective) + -ity., {{ety|en|:af|future<pos:adjective>|-ity|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English future Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder. Latin -itās Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English futurity From future (adjective) + -ity. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} futurity (countable and uncountable, plural futurities)
  1. The future. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: aftertime, to-be, aftertime, future, futurity, hereafter, to-be, to-come [rare]
    Sense id: en-futurity-en-noun-J5mDW0Nv Categories (other): Future Disambiguation of Future: 65 21 14 0
  2. The state of being future. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: futureness, futurition Coordinate_terms: pastness, presence//presentness Translations (state of being future — see also futureness): futurité [feminine] (French), futurità [feminine] (Italian), futuridade [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-futurity-en-noun-NEe0Pvpo Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 30 46 8 15 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 27 51 8 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 27 52 7 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 27 52 7 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 31 45 8 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 50 3 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 24 47 12 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 73 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 55 3 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 56 1 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 59 1 12 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 19 68 2 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 21 66 2 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 70 2 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 75 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 71 5 9 Disambiguation of 'state of being future — see also futureness': 14 82 3 2
  3. A future event. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: maybe
    Sense id: en-futurity-en-noun-2LFJlkbA
  4. (horse racing) A race for two-year-old horses, nominated to run when still foals. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-futurity-en-noun-6uN~fO2j Categories (other): Horse racing Topics: hobbies, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, lifestyle, pets, racing, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: futuritial

Inflected forms

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          "text": "[A] Scepticiſm, that's the only vvay to Science. But yet this is ſo difficult in the impartial and exact performance, that it may be vvell reckon'd among the bare Poſsibilities, vvhich never commence into a Futurity: It requiring ſuch a free, ſedate, and intent minde, as it may be no vvhere found but among the Platonical Idea's.",
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