Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

immediacy

/ɪˈmiːdi.əsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: im-me-di-a-cy
IPA: /ɪˈmiːdi.əsi/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being immediate, of happening right away.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Lack of mediation; directness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Immediate awareness or apprehension.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From immedi(ate) + -acy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: immediate

Usage

Inflected Forms

immediacies (plural)

Synonyms

instantaneity plainness unambiguousness immediateness instantaneousness instancy immediate apprehension

Questions

How do you pronounce immediacy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈmiːdi.əsi/.
What does immediacy mean?: The quality of being immediate, of happening right away.
Where does immediacy come from?: From immedi(ate) + -acy.

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