immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness, instancy
(noun) the quickness of action or occurrence; “the immediacy of their response”; “the instancy of modern communication”
imperativeness, instancy
(noun) the quality of being insistent; “he pressed his demand with considerable instancy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
instancy (countable and uncountable, plural instancies)
insistence, insistency
immediacy, instantaneousness
Source: Wiktionary
In"stan*cy, n.
Definition: Instance; urgency. [Obs.] Those heavenly precepts which our Lord and Savior with so great instancy gave. Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
