noun
- the quality or state of being initial; the condition of occurring at the beginning or first in a sequence
Usage: rare; formal; often used in academic or technical contexts
Examples
- The initialness of the proposal made it subject to revision.
- Due to the initialness of the investigation, conclusions were premature.
- The initialness of their friendship meant they were still learning about each other.
- The initialness of the symptoms suggested an early stage of the illness.
- We must account for the initialness of this technology in our planning.