immediacy
immediacy · immediacies
Dringlichkeit, Unmittelbarkeit
The quality of being immediate, of happening right awayThe quality of being immediate, of happening right away.
/ɪˈmiːdi.əsi/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being immediate, of happening right away.
Dringlichkeit
(countable, uncountable)Lack of mediation; directness.
Unmittelbarkeit
lack of an intervening or mediating agency
(countable, uncountable)Immediate awareness or apprehension.
immediate intuitive awareness
Translations
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By meaning 2
the quality of being immediate:
lack of mediation:
Origin
From immedi(ate) + -acy.From immedi(ate) + -acy.
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Forms
plural: immediacies| Singular | immediacy |
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regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsthe quality of being immediate:instantaneity
lack of mediation:plainnessunambiguousness
Close in meaning
- lack of an intervening or mediating agency:immediateness
- the quickness of action or occurrence:immediatenessinstantaneousnessinstancy
- immediate intuitive awareness:immediate apprehension
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable