instancy

[ in-stuhn-see ]

noun

1. quality of being instant; urgency; pressing nature.
2. immediateness.

instancy

/ ˈɪnstənsɪ /

noun

1. the quality of being urgent or imminent
2. instantaneousness; immediateness

Word History and Origins

Origin of instancy¹

From the Latin word instantia, dating back to 1505–15. See instance, -ancy

Example Sentences

It is a call to adventure with the unknown, an adventure sharpened by the threat of loss and tense with the instancy of action.

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The devotee's irrationality springs from a thousand inexplicable demonstrations of God's instancy in trouble.

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The hidden rifle with deliberate instancy cracked once more.

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At the same moment the lawyer, thus relieved of the instancy of his fear, changed his tactics.

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For a moment those within did not in the instancy of their discourse hear Wat's summons.

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Related Words

• desperation
• necessity
• pressure
• seriousness