onwardness

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English

Etymology

From onward +‎ -ness.

Noun

onwardness (uncountable)

  1. Progress; advancement.
  2. Forward motion
    • 2013, Mary Ellen Hannibal, Spine of the Continent:
      the burbling onwardness of the river itself