posterity
pronunciation
How to pronounce posterity in British English:
UK [pɒˈsterəti]
How to pronounce posterity in American English:
US [pɑːˈsterəti]
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- Noun:
- all of the offspring of a given progenitor
- all future generations
Word Origin
- posterity (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French posterité (14c.), from Latin posteritatem (nominative posteritas) "future, future time; after-generation, offspring;" literally "the condition of coming after," from posterus "coming after, subsequent," from post "after" (see post-). Old English words for this included æftercneoreso, framcynn.
Antonym
Example
- 1. For a while , posterity 's judgment was kind .
- 2. Posterity judges risk takers more kindly than their contemporaries do .
- 3. With the book , allen clearly wants to shape his reputation for posterity .
- 4. What other artist has left so many fascinating , absurd photographs of himself for posterity ?
- 5. These awards do not anticipate the judgment of posterity , nor echo the critical aesthetics of the day .