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单词 currentness
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currentnessn.

Etymology: formed as current adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcurrentness.
Now rare or Obsolete.
The quality of being current.
1. Fluency, easy flow (of language, etc.). Obsolete.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [noun] > fluency
profluence1568
flowing1584
slidingnessa1586
currentness1586
smoothness1589
facility1598
fluidity1603
fluency1636
profluencya1683
volubleness1727
torrentfulness1873
sonority1876
unrestraint1885
1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. E.iii v The English tongue lacketh neyther variety nor currantnesse of phrase.
1656 in tr. T. White Peripateticall Inst. Transl. Addr. sig. a2 Her Interpreter..should speak all languages; at least to that fair degree of currentnesse, as [etc.].
2. The fact of being current or in circulation; currency; the genuine quality that entitles coin, etc. to pass current (obsolete).
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > true character, genuineness > quality of
currentness1583
ring1850
1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries ii. 42 a The currauntnesse of the Coyne.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Mise,..the currantnesse, or goodnesse of coyne.
1658 E. Reynolds Medit. Last Supper xvi As prayer is animated by the Death of Christ (which alone is that character that addes currantness to them).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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