nowhen

C2+ Topic:Time
US /ˈnoʊ.wen/ UK /ˈnəʊ.wen/
adv noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    at no time or at no point in time

    A timeless relation exists nowhere and nowhen in the ordinary physical sense.

  2. 2
    noun

    a standpoint that is not located at any particular time

    The philosopher sought a view from nowhen, neutral between past and future.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · at no time or at no point... neverat no time
2 noun · a standpoint that is not... atemporal standpoint
Opposites
Word family
Related forms nowherewheneveratemporal

Etymology

Formed from no + when by analogy with nowhere. The rare adverb means "at no time"; philosophical writers later also used the noun in the phrase view from nowhen for a temporally neutral standpoint.

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