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imminence — the state of being about to happen; nearness in time

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the state of being about to happen; nearness in time

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɪmɪnəns/

Korean meaning: 임박함, 절박함; 곧 일어날 상태

Korean pronunciation: **이**미넌스

Example Sentences

  • The imminence of the deadline made him drink his tenth cup of coffee.
  • She could sense the imminence of her mother's lecture about cleaning her room.
  • The imminence of the economic crisis required immediate action.

imminence

NOUN

//ˈɪmɪnəns//

the state of being about to happen; nearness in time

imminence concept
💡 Concept

Sailors brace as the imminence of the storm becomes impossible to ignore.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɪmɪnəns/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɪmɪnəns/

🌳Etymology

Prefixim--
Rootmin
Suffix--ence

Origin

라틴어 'imminentia'에서 유래. '위에 매달려 위협적으로 다가오는' 상태를 의미했습니다. 마치 절벽 위에서 바위가 떨어질 듯 위험하게 매달려 있는 모습처럼, 어떤 일이 금방이라도 일어날 것 같은 절박한 상황을 표현합니다.

🎵Rhyme

prominenceeminencedominance
prominence
eminence
dominance

🔗Collocations

sense the imminence
imminence of danger
growing imminence
imminence of death
feel the imminence
imminence of war

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“The imminence of the deadline made him drink his tenth cup of coffee.”

😄 Fun example

“She could sense the imminence of her mother's lecture about cleaning her room.”

“The imminence of the economic crisis required immediate action.”

“The dark clouds suggested the imminence of a thunderstorm.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

nearnessproximityclosenessimmediacyurgency

Antonyms

remotenessdistancedelay

Related

imminentimpendingapproachingthreateninglooming

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