English noun: instancy | |||
1. | instancy (attribute) the quickness of action or occurrence | ||
Samples | The immediacy of their response. The instancy of modern communication. | ||
Synonyms | immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness | ||
2. | instancy (attribute) the quality of being insistent | ||
Samples | He pressed his demand with considerable instancy. | ||
Synonyms | imperativeness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | urgency | ||