pastness

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UK/ˈpɑːs(t)nəs/US/ˈpæs(t)nəs/

noun

The state or quality of being past.

Opposite
presentnessfuturity
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Meanings

nounpastness (countable and uncountable, plural pastnesses)

plural pastnesses

  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being past.
  2. countableThe result or product of being past.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of being past

Opposite
presentnessfuturity
Broader
timing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From past + -ness.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French passéité
  • passéitéstate or quality of being past
Italian passatità
  • passatitàstate or quality of being past
Portuguese passadidade
  • passadidadestate or quality of being past

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pastness

vastnessghastnesslastness
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Cite this entry
APA

pastness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastness

MLA

“pastness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pastness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastness.

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