- instancy
- noun (plural -cies) Date: 1515 1. urgency, insistence 2. nearness of approach ; imminence 3. immediacy of occurrence or action ; instantaneousness
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Instancy — In stan*cy, n. Instance; urgency. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Those heavenly precepts which our Lord and Savior with so great instancy gave. Hooker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
instancy — [in′stən sē] n. [L instantia] the quality or condition of being instant; specif., a) urgency; insistence b) Rare immediacy … English World dictionary
instancy — /in steuhn see/, n. 1. quality of being instant; urgency; pressing nature. 2. immediateness. [1505 15; < L instantia. See INSTANCE, ANCY] * * * … Universalium
instancy — noun a) insistence, insistency b) immediacy, instantaneousness … Wiktionary
instancy — noun archaic urgency … English new terms dictionary
instancy — in·stan·cy … English syllables
instancy — in•stan•cy [[t]ˈɪn stən si[/t]] n. 1) the quality of being instant; urgency; pressing nature 2) immediateness • Etymology: 1505–15; < L … From formal English to slang
instancy — /ˈɪnstənsi/ (say instuhnsee) noun 1. the quality of being instant; urgency; pressing nature. 2. Rare immediateness …
instancy — n. 1 urgency. 2 pressing nature. Etymology: L instantia: see INSTANCE … Useful english dictionary
imperativeness — noun 1. the state of demanding notice or attention the insistence of their hunger the press of business matters • Syn: ↑insistence, ↑insistency, ↑press, ↑pressure • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
