Immediateness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quickness of action or occurrence

lack of an intervening or mediating agency

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈiːdɪətnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmˈiːdɪətnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmˈiːdɪətnəs/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈiːdɪətnəs/.

Examples

the immediacy of their response
the instancy of modern communication
the immediacy of television coverage

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

instantaneousness immediacy instancy

Antonyms

mediacy

Parts of Speech

noun	the quickness of action or occurrence “the immediacy of their response”
noun	lack of an intervening or mediating agency “the immediacy of television coverage”

Word Forms

immediate	adjective	immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
instantaneous	adjective	occurring with no delay
instant	adjective	occurring with no delay

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unmittelbarkeit

die Schnelligkeit einer Aktion oder eines Ereignisses

🇫🇷French

immédiateté

la rapidité de l'action ou de l'occurrence

🇪🇸Spanish

inmediatez

la rapidez de la acción o ocurrencia

🇮🇹Italian

immediatezza

la rapidità dell'azione o dell'evento

🇳🇱Dutch

onmiddellijkheid

de snelheid van actie of gebeurtenis

🇵🇹Portuguese

imediatismo

a rapidez da ação ou ocorrência

🇷🇺Russian

непосредственность

быстрота действия или возникновения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तात्कालिक

क्रिया या घटना की शीघ्रता

🇧🇩Bengali

অবিলম্বে

কর্ম বা ঘটনার দ্রুততা

🇮🇳Tamil

உடனடி

செயல் அல்லது நிகழ்வின் விரைவு

🇮🇳Telugu

తక్షణం

చర్య లేదా సంభవించిన త్వరితత

🇮🇳Marathi

तात्काळ

कृती किंवा घटनेची गती

🇮🇳Gujarati

તાત્કાલિકતા

ક્રિયા અથવા ઘટનાની ઝડપીતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಕ್ಷಣದ

ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವಿಕೆಯ ತ್ವರಿತತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉടനടി

പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംഭവത്തിൻ്റെ വേഗത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਤਕਾਲਤਾ

ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਘਟਨਾ ਦੀ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

فوری پن

عمل یا واقعہ کی تیزی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

即时性

动作或发生的速度

🇯🇵Japanese

即時性

行動や出来事の速さ

🇰🇷Korean

즉각성

행동이나 사건의 신속성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ngay lập tức

sự nhanh chóng của hành động hoặc sự xuất hiện

🇹🇭Thai

ความรวดเร็ว

ความรวดเร็วของการกระทำหรือการเกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kedekatan

kecepatan tindakan atau kejadian

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging madalian

ang bilis ng pagkilos o pangyayari

🇲🇾Malay

kesegeraan

kepantasan tindakan atau kejadian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فورية

سرعة الفعل أو الحدوث

🇮🇷Persian

فوری بودن

سرعت عمل یا وقوع

🇹🇷Turkish

aciliyet

eylemin veya olayın çabukluğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מיידיות

מהירות הפעולה או ההתרחשות

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The primary meaning of 'immediateness' is 'the quickness of action or occurrence'.

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In which domain is the word 'immediateness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'immediateness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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