imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness
(noun) the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
imminence (usually uncountable, plural imminences)
The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality.
Source: Wiktionary
Im"mi*nence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. imminence, L. imminentia, See Imminent.]
1. The condition or quality of being imminent; a threatening, as of something about to happen. The imminence of any danger or distress. Fuller.
2. That which is imminent; impending evil or danger. "But dare all imminence." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
