- immediacy
- noun (plural -cies) Date: 1605 1. the quality or state of being immediate 2. something that is immediate — usually used in plural
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Immediacy — may refer to:* Immediacy, a concept in English law * Immediacy, a concept in vested interest theory * Immediacy, a philosophical term * Immediacy, a condition in the Buddhist Twelve Nidānas * Immediacy (software), a content management systemee… … Wikipedia
Immediacy — Im*me di*a*cy, n. The relation of freedom from the interventionof a medium; immediateness. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immediacy — (n.) c.1600, from IMMEDIATE (Cf. immediate) + CY (Cf. cy) … Etymology dictionary
immediacy — [i mē′dē ə sē] n. the quality or condition of being immediate; esp., direct pertinence or relevance to the present time, place, purpose, etc … English World dictionary
immediacy — noun VERB + IMMEDIACY ▪ lack ▪ convey ▪ The drawings convey both immediacy and a sense of violence. PHRASES ▪ a lack of immediacy ▪ … Collocations dictionary
immediacy — im|me|di|a|cy [ıˈmi:diəsi] n [U] when something is important or urgent because it relates to a situation or event that is happening now immediacy of ▪ the immediacy of everyday experience ▪ Television brings a new immediacy to world events … Dictionary of contemporary English
immediacy — [[t]ɪmi͟ːdiəsi[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N of n The immediacy of an event or situation is the quality that it has which makes it seem important or exciting because it is happening at the present time. Do they understand the severity and the immediacy… … English dictionary
immediacy — noun 1. lack of an intervening or mediating agency (Freq. 6) the immediacy of television coverage • Syn: ↑immediateness • Ant: ↑mediacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑immediate … Useful english dictionary
immediacy — im|me|di|a|cy [ ı midiəsi ] noun uncount a quality that makes you feel as though something is happening now and that you are involved in it: Local historical records can give history an added immediacy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
immediacy — [ɪ mi:dɪəsi] noun the quality of providing direct and instant involvement: the power and immediacy of television images. ↘lack of delay; speed … English new terms dictionary
immediacy — noun (U) the quality of seeming to happen right now that makes something seem more important or urgent to you: Television brings a new immediacy to world events … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
