immediateness (noun)

  • 1immediateness — noun Date: 1633 immediacy 1 …

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  • 2immediateness — noun the state of being immediate; immediacy …

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  • 3immediateness — noun 1. lack of an intervening or mediating agency the immediacy of television coverage • Syn: ↑immediacy • Ant: ↑mediacy (for: ↑immediacy) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 4immediate — adjective 1》 occurring or done at once.     ↘most urgent; current. 2》 nearest in time, space, or relationship.     ↘(of a relation or action) direct: coronary thrombosis was the immediate cause of death. 3》 Philosophy (of knowledge or reaction)… …

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  • 5immediate — /ɪˈmidiət / (say i meedeeuht) adjective 1. occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply. 2. relating to the present time or moment: our immediate plans. 3. having no time intervening; present or next adjacent: the… …

  • 6immediacy — noun 1. lack of an intervening or mediating agency (Freq. 6) the immediacy of television coverage • Syn: ↑immediateness • Ant: ↑mediacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑immediate …

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  • 7instantaneousness — noun the quickness of action or occurrence the immediacy of their response the instancy of modern communication • Syn: ↑immediacy, ↑immediateness, ↑instancy • Derivationally related forms: ↑instant ( …

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  • 8directness — noun 1. trueness of course toward a goal rivaling a hawk in directness of aim • Syn: ↑straightness • Ant: ↑indirectness • Derivationally related forms: ↑straight (for: ↑ …

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  • 9quickness — noun 1. skillful performance or ability without difficulty (Freq. 1) his quick adeptness was a product of good design he was famous for his facility as an archer • Syn: ↑adeptness, ↑adroitness, ↑deftness, ↑facility …

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  • 10rapidity — noun a rate that is rapid (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑celerity, ↑quickness, ↑rapidness, ↑speediness • Derivationally related forms: ↑speedy (for: ↑ …

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