onwardness

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noun

Progress; advancement.

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Meanings

nounonwardness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableProgress; advancement.
  2. uncountableForward motion

    the burbling onwardness of the river itself

    2013, Mary Ellen Hannibal, Spine of the Continent

Origin

From onward + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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