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English noun: instancy

1. instancy (attribute) the quickness of action or occurrence


SamplesThe immediacy of their response.
The instancy of modern communication.


Synonymsimmediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness


Broader (hypernym)celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness

2. instancy (attribute) the quality of being insistent


SamplesHe pressed his demand with considerable instancy.


Synonymsimperativeness


Broader (hypernym)urgency









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