neverness

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noun

The quality of being never, of not ever being extant or present.

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Meanings

nounneverness (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe quality of being never, of not ever being extant or present.

    He felt a lump in his throat and a hotness in his eyes as he thought of the neverness of her.

    1974, The Honest Ulsterman, numbers 42-47, page 14
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    Reader and writer come together to accomplish the negative, to occupy an alternative to the present. In this threshold instant called reading, we bridge the gap of now and never. The neverness of fiction, what never happened, happens now.

    2009, A. A. Attanasio, Arrival: Key Speeches, Reflections and Historical Context, page 10

Origin

From never + -ness.

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Translations

Portuguese nunca
  • nuncathe quality of not ever being extant or present
Cite this entry
APA

neverness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neverness

MLA

“neverness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neverness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neverness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neverness.

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