HyperDic: immediacy

English > 3 senses of the word immediacy:
NOUNattributeimmediacy, immediatenesslack of an intervening or mediating agency
cognitionimmediacy, immediate apprehensionimmediate intuitive awareness
attributeimmediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness, instancythe quickness of action or occurrence
immediacy > pronunciation
Soundsihmiy'diyahsiy
Rhymesabsorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy...
English > immediacy: 3 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaninglack of an intervening or mediating agency.
Example"the immediacy of television coverage"
Synonymimmediateness
AttributesimmediateHaving no intervening medium
mediateActing through or dependent on an intervening agency
Broaderdirectness, straightnesstrueness of course toward a goal / goal
Oppositemediacy, mediatenessThe quality of being mediate
Spanishinmediación, inmediatez
Catalanimmediació, immediatesa
English > immediacy: 3 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaningimmediate intuitive awareness.
Synonymimmediate apprehension
Broaderintuitioninstinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
Spanishaprehensión inmediata, inmediatez
Catalanimmediatesa
English > immediacy: 3 senses > noun 3, attribute
MeaningThe quickness of action or occurrence.
Example"the immediacy of their response"
Synonymsimmediateness, instantaneousness, instancy
Broadercelerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speedinessA rate that is rapid
Spanishinmediatez, instantaneidad

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