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imminence

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: state

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin imminentia.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: приближаване (približavane) — state or condition of being imminent
  • Bulgarian: близост (blizost) — state or condition of being imminent
  • Catalan: imminència — state or condition of being imminent
  • French: imminence — state or condition of being imminent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forestående nærhet — state or condition of being imminent
  • Scottish Gaelic: impis — state or condition of being imminent
  • Spanish: inminencia — state or condition of being imminent
  • Swedish: förestående — state or condition of being imminent