imminence

imminence
Synonyms and related words:
access, accession, advance, advent, afflux, affluxion, aftertime, afteryears, anticipation, approach, approaching, appropinquation, approximation, appulse, bulldozing, by-and-by, certainty, coming, coming near, coming toward, commination, confidence, contemplation, course ahead, crystal ball, denunciation, determinism, distant future, empty threat, eventuality, expectancy, expectation, flowing toward, foreboding, foresight, forthcoming, forward look, future, future tense, futurism, futurity, hereafter, idle threat, immediate future, immediate prospect, implied threat, intimidation, menace, near future, nearing, nearness, offing, oncoming, outlook, posteriority, prediction, probability, project, promise of harm, prophecy, prospect, proximation, reliance, sword of Damocles, the future, the morrow, the sweet by-and-by, thought, threat, threateningness, threatfulness, time ahead, time just ahead, time to come, tomorrow, unastonishment, warning

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  • imminence — [ iminɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1787; bas lat. imminentia → imminent ♦ Caractère de ce qui est imminent. ⇒ approche, proximité. L imminence de la crise. Devant l imminence du danger. « Le médecin ne cachait pas l imminence d une issue fatale » (A. Arnoux). ● …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Imminence — Im mi*nence, n. [Cf. F. imminence, L. imminentia, See {Imminent}.] 1. The condition or quality of being imminent; a threatening, as of something about to happen. The imminence of any danger or distress. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Imminence — is the quality of being imminent, i.e. about to happen. Topics where the concept is utilised include: *In law: **Imminent threat, justification for the use of force in international law **Right of self defense for civilians requires a similar… …   Wikipedia

  • imminence — index threat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • imminence — (n.) c.1600, from L.L. imminentia, from L. imminentem (see IMMINENT (Cf. imminent)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • imminence — [im′ə nəns] n. [L imminentia] 1. the quality or fact of being imminent: also imminency 2. something imminent; esp., impending evil, danger, etc …   English World dictionary

  • imminence — (i mmi nan s ) s. f. Qualité de ce qui est imminent. •   L imminence du péril ne trouble pas les habitudes de l apathique oisiveté, NECKER dans le Dict. de DOCHEZ..    Terme de médecine. Imminence morbide, état de l organisme qui n est pas la… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • IMMINENCE — s. f. Qualité de ce qui est imminent. L imminence du péril …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • IMMINENCE — n. f. Qualité de ce qui est imminent. L’imminence du péril …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • imminence — /im euh neuhns/, n. 1. Also, imminency. the state or condition of being imminent or impending: the imminence of war. 2. something that is imminent, esp. an impending evil or danger. [1600 10; < LL imminentia. See IMMINENT, ENCE] * * * …   Universalium

  • imminence — /ˈɪmənəns/ (say imuhnuhns) noun 1. the state or fact of being imminent or impending: imminence of war. 2. that which is imminent; impending evil or danger …  

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