Definitions for futurity
fyuˈtʊər ɪ ti, -ˈtyʊər-, -ˈtʃʊər-, -ˈtʃɜr-fu·tu·ri·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. future, hereafter, futurity, time to comenoun

   the time yet to come

2. futuritynoun

   the quality of being in or of the future

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. futuritynoun

   the future

2. futuritynoun

   the state of being in the future.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Futuritynoun

   Etymology: from future.

   1. Time to come; events to come.

   Not my service past, nor present sorrows,
   Nor purpos’d merit in futurity,
   Can ransom me. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   All futurities are naked before that All-seeing Eye, the sight of which is no more hindred by distance of time than the sight of an angel can be determined by distance of place. South.

   I will contrive some way to make it known to futurity, that I had your lordship for my patron. Jonathan Swift.

   This, great Amphiarus, lay hid from thee,
   Though skill’d in fate and dark futurity. Alexander Pope, Statius.

   2. The state of being to be; futurition.

   It may be well reckoned among the bare possibilities, which never commence into a futurity; it requiring such a free, sedate and intent mind, as, it may be, is no where found but among the platonical ideas. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps. c. 10.

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1. futurity

   Futurity generally refers to the quality or state of being in the future, prospects or future events yet to happen. It can also refer to forward-looking or forward-thinking perspectives and attitudes toward future developments or possibilities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Futuritynoun

   state of being that is yet to come; future state

2. Futuritynoun

   future time; time to come; the future

3. Futuritynoun

   event to come; a future event

Matched Categories

1. • Timing

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How to pronounce futurity?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say futurity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of futurity in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of futurity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of futurity in a Sentence

1. William Blake:

   All futurity seems teeming with endless destruction never to be repelled; Desperate remorse swallows the present in a quenchless rage.

2. Seán O'Casey:

   The military mind is indeed a menace. Old-fashioned futurity that sees only men fighting and dying in smoke and fire; hears nothing more civilized than a cannonade; scents nothing but the stink of battle-wounds and blood.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=futurity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Futurity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=futurity
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futurity
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=futurity