Definition
Future generations or the descendants of a person or family who will live after they do.
Etymology
From Latin 'posteritas,' derived from 'posterus' meaning 'coming after.' The root connects to 'post' (after), and the meaning evolved to refer specifically to those who come after someone dies or an event concludes.
Kelly Says
This word captures humanity's obsession with leaving a legacy—from ancient pharaohs building pyramids to modern figures worrying about their Wikipedia pages. It's fascinating how we're hardwired to care about how posterity will judge us, even though we'll never see it.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
ARالعربية
الأجيال القادمة
al-aj-jal al-qa-di-ma
BNবাংলা
পরবর্তী প্রজন্ম
par-bor-ti pro-jon-mo
CACatalà
Posteritat
pos-teh-ri-tat
CSČeština
posterita
pos-teh-ri-ta
DADansk
efterkommer
ef-ter-kom-mer
DEDeutsch
Nachwelt
nahk-velt
ELΕλληνικά
μελλονικές γενιές
mel-lo-ni-kes je-ne-es
ESEspañol
posteridad
pos-teh-ri-dad
FAفارسی
نسلهای بعدی
nesl-ha-ye ba-di
FISuomi
jälkipolvi
yeh-l-kipol-vi
FRFrançais
postérité
post-eh-ree-te
GUGU
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
HAHA
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
HEעברית
דור הבא
dor habah
HUMagyar
posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
IDBahasa Indonesia
posteritas
pos-teh-ri-tas
IGIG
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
ITItaliano
posterità
pos-teh-ri-ta
KKKK
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
KMKM
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
KO한국어
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-de
MRMR
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
keturunan
ke-tu-ran-nan
MYမြန်မာ
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
NLNederlands
posteriteit
pos-teh-ri-teit
NONorsk
etterkommere
et-ter-kom-mer-eh
PAPA
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
PLPolski
posterność
pos-teh-rnosc
PTPortuguês
posteridade
pos-teh-ri-dade
RORomână
posteritate
pos-teh-ri-ta-te
RUРусский
потомство
po-tom-st-vo
SVSvenska
efterkommande
ef-ter-kom-ma-nde
SWKiswahili
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
TAதமிழ்
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
TEతెలుగు
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
THไทย
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
TLTL
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
TRTürkçe
gelecek nesiller
ge-le-cek ne-sil-ler
UKУкраїнська
нащадки
nas-chat-ky
URاردو
آئندہ نسلیں
ay-ndah nes-le-n
VITiếng Việt
posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
YOYO
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee
ZUZU
Posterity
pos-teh-ri-tee