noun
Meaning 1
insistence, insistency
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
instancy
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noun
Meaning 2
immediacy, instantaneousness
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the quickness of action or occurrence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the immediacy of their response
- the instancy of modern communication
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness
noun
Meaning 4
the quality of being insistent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he pressed his demand with considerable instancy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: imperativeness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: urgency
History
Etymology
From instant + -cy.