different between always vs alwayness
always
English
Alternative forms
- alwayes, alwayz, alwayez (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English alwayes, allwayes, allweyes, a variant of Middle English allwaye, alwey, alle wey (“always”), from Old English ealne?, ealnewe? (“always, perpetually”, literally “all the way, all the while, continuously”), from ealne + we? (accusative case), equivalent to alway +? -s. Cognate with Scots alwayis (“always”), Low German allerwegens (“very often”, literally “all ways'”). More at all, way.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???(l).we?z/, /???l.w?z/
- (US) IPA(key): /??l.we?z/, /??l.wiz/, /??l.w?z/
- Hyphenation: al?ways
Adverb
always (not comparable)
- At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.
- Synonyms: perpetually, continually, all the time, every time; see also Thesaurus:forever
- Antonyms: at no time, never; see also Thesaurus:never
- Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).
- Synonyms: invariably, uniformly; see also Thesaurus:uniformly
- Antonyms: manywise, sundrily, variously; see also Thesaurus:diversely
- 1840, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Money
- His liveries are black,—his carriage is black,—he always rides a black galloway,—and, faith, if he ever marry again, I think he will show his respect to the sainted Maria by marrying a black woman.
- (informal) In any event.
- Synonyms: anyhow, anyway, at any rate, regardless; see also Thesaurus:regardless
Usage notes
- Used for both duration and frequency.
- "Always" used with a continuous tense can imply anger or annoyance about another person's persistent habits, for example "My mum is always telling me to tidy me room!".
Derived terms
- alwaysness
Translations
always From the web:
- what always happens at the autumnal equinox
- what always comes at the end of thanksgiving
- what always ends everything
- what always happens when an organism mutates
- what always has a numerator of 1
- what always has a negative charge
- what always happens during a chemical change
- what always happens in a chemical reaction
alwayness
English
Etymology
alway +? -ness
Noun
alwayness (uncountable)
- The state or quality of occurring always.
alwayness From the web:
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