immediacy

American  

[ih-mee-dee-uh-see] / ɪˈmi di ə si /

noun

plural

immediacies

1. the state, condition, or quality of being immediate.

2. Often immediacies. an immediate need.

   the immediacies of everyday living.

3. Philosophy.

   1. immediate presence of an object of knowledge to the mind, without any distortions, inferences, or interpretations, and without involvement of any intermediate agencies.

   2. the direct content of the mind as distinguished from representation or cognition.

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Etymology

Origin of immediacy

First recorded in 1595–1605; immedi(ate) + -acy

Example Sentences

Alternative statutory paths remain available to the administration, while none confer the same breadth or immediacy as IEEPA.

From Barron's

Paradise Factory now bills itself as “bringing the rigor of theatrical discipline to the process of cinematic art, and bringing the intimacy and immediacy of the cinema into theatrical performance art.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Part of what we’re trying to do is have that immediacy, like, you’re not many, many steps removed from the reader,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Along with the English translation, a streamlined, bare-bones approach to the music and production increased the show’s immediacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

“That sense of immediacy — and not imbuing something with outside signifiers of value — lets the fragile piece of paper speak for itself.”

From Los Angeles Times

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