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Definition of "presentness" []

  • The characteristic of being present, of existing in a place. (noun)
  • The characteristic of being present, of the current time. (noun)

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Use "presentness" in a sentence
  • "But here, the impact dissipates in the "wink-wink" cleverness of the mailbox / porno juxtaposition, and in the excess of little pictures, undercutting the "presentness" of the other images."
  • "One of a true Christian's treasures is the "presentness" of his salvation."
  • "He was attracted by the idea that intrinsic motivation is located in the present moment, and reaches a peak when you are so absorbed in a task that time seems to slow down or even to stop altogther (akin to what the art critic Michael Fried calls ‘presentness’, as in “Presentness is grace”)."