noun
Meaning 1
condition of being instantaneous
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
instantaneousness
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noun
Meaning 2
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, instancy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English instantaneous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English instantaneousness From instantaneous + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: instantanéité — condition of being instantaneous
- German: Augenblicklichkeit — condition of being instantaneous
- Ido: instantaleso — condition of being instantaneous