instancy

[in-stuhn-see]

noun

1. quality of being instant; urgency; pressing nature.

2. immediateness.

instancy

/ ˈɪnstənsɪ /

noun

1. the quality of being urgent or imminent

2. instantaneousness; immediateness

Word History and Origins

Origin of instancy¹

From the Latin word instantia, dating back to 1505–15. See instance, -ancy

Example Sentences

Out of this murky world of collaboration and competition, a medium was born that changed the course of history, art, journalism and war by its instancy and its veracity – and sometimes by its trickery.

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But what riveted the resemblance most was the instancy of their sympathetic communion.

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No glittering ink can make this written word Shine clear enough to speak the noble rage And instancy of life.

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Our hearts beat, and in the instancy of our watch we would not have turned our heads if the proviseur himself had been at our side.

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Again she had seized her chance with ruthless instancy.

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Related Words

• desperation 
• necessity 
• pressure 
• seriousness