instantaneousness

noun

condition of being instantaneous

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instantaneityimmediacyimmediatenessinstancy
OriginEnglish instantaneous ← New Latin īnstāntāneus ← Latin īnstantem →
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Meanings

nouninstantaneousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecondition of being instantaneous

    Synonyms: instantaneity

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncondition of being instantaneous

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instantaneity

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe quickness of action or occurrence

Similar
immediacyimmediatenessinstancy
Broader
celerityquicknessrapidity
Also see
immediacyimmediatenessinstancyinstantaneity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*énu
  2. Latinin-
  3. Latinstō
  4. Latinīnstō
  5. Latinīnstantem
  6. New Latinīnstāntāneus
  7. Englishinstantaneous
  8. Englishinstantaneousness

From instantaneous + -ness.

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Translations

French instantanéité
  • instantanéitécondition of being instantaneous
German Augenblicklichkeit
  • Augenblicklichkeitcondition of being instantaneous
Cite this entry
APA

instantaneousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instantaneousness

MLA

“instantaneousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instantaneousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instantaneousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instantaneousness.

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