currentness

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈkɜrəntnəs/ UK /ˈkʌrəntnəs/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the state of being current or up to date

The audit checked the currentness of all records.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being current... currency timelinesstopicalityrecency

Opposites

obsolescencestaleness

Word family

Related forms current currency

Etymology

From English 'current' + the suffix -ness; 'current' is from Old French corant ('running'), present participle of corre, from Latin currere ('to run').

currere Latin

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# currentness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈkɜrəntnəs
**IPA (UK):** ˈkʌrəntnəs

## Meanings
1. the state of being current or up to date

## Examples
- The audit checked the currentness of all records.

## Synonyms
- currency
- timeliness
- topicality
- recency

## Antonyms
- obsolescence
- staleness

## Related Forms
- current
- currency

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: currere

## Etymology
From English 'current' + the suffix -ness; 'current' is from Old French corant ('running'), present participle of corre, from Latin currere ('to run').

## AI Etymology
Currentness is from English 'current' + the suffix -ness; 'current' is from Old French corant ('running'), present participle of corre, from Latin currere ('to run'). The immediate etymological form is Latin currere. The suffix -ness marks an abstract noun of quality or state, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "the state of being current or up to date", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include current and currency.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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