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Earliness

Earliness \Ear"li*ness\, n. The state of being early or forward; promptness.

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earliness

n. The condition of being early.

WordNet
earliness

n. quality of coming early or earlier in time [ant: lateness]

Usage examples of "earliness".

Ranunculus, an inhabitant of the dry pastures South of France and Italy, and a hardy herbaceous plant of ready growth, recommends itself by the earliness of its flowering and the delicate glaucous colour of its foliage.

It was, thought Burl, a dim day, but this he supposed was due to the earliness of the morning.

The first was the private briefing, held in her security office, that she had promised Hiziki Gard, who somehow managed to be charming despite the horrendous earliness of the hour.