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instant definition
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Grep of noun instant instant instantaneous sound pressure instantaneousness instantiation Overview of noun instant The noun instant has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (22) blink of an eye, flash, instant, jiffy, split second trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute -- (a very short time (as the time it takes to blink once); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash") 2. (9) moment, minute, second instant -- (a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began") Overview of adj instant The adj instant has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) instantaneous, instant -- (occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification") 2. instant, inst -- (in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst") 3. clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant -- (demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need") Antonyms of adj instant 3 senses of instant Sense 1 instantaneous, instant(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA fast) -> slow Sense 2 instant, inst INDIRECT (VIA past, present) -> future INDIRECT (VIA present, future) -> past Sense 3 clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant INDIRECT (VIA imperative) -> beseeching Similarity of adj instant 3 senses of instant Sense 1 instantaneous, instant(postnominal) => fast (vs. slow) Sense 2 instant, inst => present(postnominal) (vs. future) (vs. past) Sense 3 clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant => imperative (vs. beseeching) Attributes of adj instant Familiarity of adj instant instant used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj instant instant instantaneous Overview of noun instant The noun instant has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (22) blink of an eye, flash, instant, jiffy, split second trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute -- (a very short time (as the time it takes to blink once); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash") 2. (9) moment, minute, second instant -- (a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began") Overview of adj instant The adj instant has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) instantaneous, instant -- (occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification") 2. instant, inst -- (in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst") 3. clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant -- (demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need")
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