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instancy
in·stan·cy I0168500 (ĭn′stən-sē)n.1. The quality or condition of being insistent; urgency: the instancy of their prayers.2. Immediacy of occurrence; instantaneousness: the instancy of her response.instancy (ˈɪnstənsɪ) n1. the quality of being urgent or imminent2. instantaneousness; immediatenessin•stan•cy (ˈɪn stən si) n. 1. the quality of being instant; urgency; pressing nature. 2. immediateness. [1505–15; < Latin] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | instancy - the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication"immediateness, instantaneousness, immediacycelerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness - a rate that is rapid | | 2. | instancy - the quality of being insistent; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy"imperativenessurgency - pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression |
instancy
Synonyms for instancynoun the quickness of action or occurrenceSynonyms- immediateness
- instantaneousness
- immediacy
Related Words- celerity
- rapidity
- rapidness
- speediness
- quickness
noun the quality of being insistentSynonymsRelated Words- urgency
- archaicism
- archaism
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