instantaneous
adj/ɪnstənˈteɪni.əs/
Etymology
From New Latin īnstāntāneus, from Latin īnstantem.
- derived from instans
- derived from īnstāntāneus
Definitions
Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay
Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
- This instantaneous motion is supposed by you, to be infinitely swift.
- However, no lovers in romance ever cemented a more inſtantaneous friendſhip.
- The colour now rushed into Elizabeth's cheeks in the instantaneous conviction of its being a letter from the nephew, instead of the aunt; [...]
The neighborhood
- antonymdelayed
- antonymgradual
- antonymnonimmediate
- antonymnoninstantaneous
- antonymslow
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for instantaneous. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA