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futurity
fu·tu·ri·ty F0377600 (fyo͞o-to͝or′ĭ-tē, -tyo͝or′-, -cho͝or′-)n. pl. fu·tu·ri·ties 1. The future.2. The quality or condition of being in or of the future.3. A future event or possibility.4. Sports A futurity race.futurity (fjuːˈtjʊərɪtɪ) or futuritionn, pl -ties1. a less common word for future2. the quality of being in the future3. a future eventfu•tu•ri•ty (fyuˈtʊər ɪ ti, -ˈtyʊər-, -ˈtʃʊər-, -ˈtʃɜr-)
n., pl. -ties. 1. future time. 2. future generations; posterity. 3. the afterlife. 4. a future state or condition; a future event, possibility, or prospect. 5. the quality of being future. 6. Also called futu′rity race`. a horse race, usu. for two-year-olds, in which the entrants are selected long before the race is run, sometimes before the birth of the foal. [1595–1605] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  futurity - the time yet to come future, time to come, hereaftertime - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the pastkingdom come - the end of time; "you can wet the bed till kingdom come, for all I care"by-and-by - an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"offing - the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing"tomorrow - the near future; "tomorrow's world"; "everyone hopes for a better tomorrow"manana - an indefinite time in the future | | 2. | futurity - the quality of being in or of the futuretiming - the time when something happenspastness - the quality of being pastnowness, presentness - the quality of being the present; "a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past"- R.E.Spiller |
Translationsfuturity
Synonyms for futuritynoun the time yet to comeSynonyms- future
- time to come
- hereafter
Related Words- time
- kingdom come
- by-and-by
- offing
- tomorrow
- manana
noun the quality of being in or of the futureRelated WordsAntonyms- pastness
- nowness
- presentness
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