ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Immediacy

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ɪˈmiːdi.əsi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Immediacy is a noun meaning The quality of being immediate, of happening right away.

Meaning

The quality of being immediate, of happening right away.

More Meanings

  1. Lack of mediation; directness.
  2. (philosophy) Immediate awareness or apprehension.

Word Forms

Synonyms for immediacy

Depending on context, synonyms include instantaneity, plainness, unambiguousness, instancy, immediateness, instantaneousness.

Antonyms for immediacy

Common opposites include mediacy, mediateness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include immediateness, instantaneousness, instancy, immediate, imminence, promptness.

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