soonnessn.

Brit.

/ˈsuːnnəs/, U.S.

/ˈsu(n)nəs/

Etymology: < soon adv. + -ness suffix.

The condition or quality of being soon; speediness, earliness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > quickness or promptness

speedOE

speediness1530

earliness1575

soonness1668

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > nearness, approach, or imminence

nighness1548

towardness1549

propinquity1611

approacha1616

coming1626

looming1627

impendencya1632

fall1647

imminence1655

impendence1657

instancy1658

imminency1665

soonness1668

incumbence1677

simmering1844

proximity1876

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. xii. §2. 289 The next pair, soonness and lateness, doth relate to time future.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Earliness,..soonness in Time.

1864 N. Brit. Daily Mail 6 Dec. We went across the Clyde Street ferry, just for soonness.

1869 J. Eadie Comm. Epist. Gal. Introd. p. xli What surprised the apostle was the soonness of the defection.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soonness
释义	soonnessn. Brit. /ˈsuːnnəs/, U.S. /ˈsu(n)nəs/ Etymology: < soon adv. + -ness suffix. The condition or quality of being soon; speediness, earliness. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [noun] > quickness or promptness speedOE speediness1530 earliness1575 soonness1668 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > nearness, approach, or imminence nighness1548 towardness1549 propinquity1611 approacha1616 coming1626 looming1627 impendencya1632 fall1647 imminence1655 impendence1657 instancy1658 imminency1665 soonness1668 incumbence1677 simmering1844 proximity1876 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. xii. §2. 289 The next pair, soonness and lateness, doth relate to time future. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Earliness,..soonness in Time. 1864 N. Brit. Daily Mail 6 Dec. We went across the Clyde Street ferry, just for soonness. 1869 J. Eadie Comm. Epist. Gal. Introd. p. xli What surprised the apostle was the soonness of the defection. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1668
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