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alwaysness

noun

Etymology

From always + -ness.

  1. derived from ealneġ
  2. derived from alwey
  3. inherited from alweyes
  4. suffixed as alwaysness — “always + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being or lasting indefinitely or always

    The state, quality, or condition of being or lasting indefinitely or always; continuity; indefiniteness; eternity.

    • It seems that 'alwaysness' can have its beginning and its end, or at least that 'alwaysness' can be conceived as once having begun and once having to end.
    • This sense of “alwaysness” is reproduced by the group in question through shared rememberings, notably the telling ofstories, an activity in which both women and men participate.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for alwaysness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA