Meanings
nounimmediacy (countable and uncountable, plural immediacies)
plural immediacies
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesImmediate awareness or apprehension.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality of being immediate, of happening right away.
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nounLack of mediation; directness.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounlack of an intervening or mediating agency
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Opposite
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nounthe quickness of action or occurrence
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian неотложност, непосредственост
- неотложност (neotložnost)the quality of being immediate
- непосредственост (neposredstvenost)lack of mediation
Catalan immediatesa
- immediatesathe quality of being immediate
French immédiateté
- immédiatetéthe quality of being immediate
German Dringlichkeit, Unmittelbarkeit
- Dringlichkeitthe quality of being immediate
- Unmittelbarkeitlack of mediation
Hebrew מיידיות, אי־אמצעיות
- מיידיות (miyadiyút)the quality of being immediate
- אי־אמצעיות (í-emtza'iyút)lack of mediation
Irish neasacht, neamh-mheánacht
- neasachtthe quality of being immediate
- neamh-mheánachtphilosophy: immediate awareness or apprehension
Italian immediatezza
- immediatezzathe quality of being immediate
Polish bliskość
- bliskośćthe quality of being immediate
Portuguese imediatismo
- imediatismothe quality of being immediate
Spanish inmediatez
- inmediatezthe quality of being immediate
Swedish omedelbarhet
- omedelbarhetthe quality of being immediate
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APA
immediacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immediacy
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“immediacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immediacy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immediacy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immediacy.
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