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1. occurring or done at once; instant:

〖通例名詞の前で〗即座の, 即刻の, 即時の〈反応･行動･効果など〉(instant)

e.g. the authorities took no immediate action

e.g. the book's success was immediate.

relating to or existing at the present time:

〖通例名詞の前で〗目下の, 目前の, 当面の, 急を要する〈必要な事･問題など〉(pressing)

e.g. the immediate concern was how to avoid taxes.

2. nearest in time, relationship, or rank:

〖名詞の前で〗(順序が)すぐ続いた; いちばん近い〈関係など〉

e.g. a funeral with only the immediate family in attendance.

nearest or next to in space:

〖名詞の前で〗(空間的･距離的に)直接に接している, 隣の

e.g. roads in the immediate vicinity of the port.

(of a relation or action) without an intervening medium or agency; direct:

じかの, 直接の〈原因など〉

e.g. coronary thrombosis was the immediate cause of death.

3. Philosophy (of knowledge or reaction) gained or shown without reasoning; intuitive.

immediateness |iˈmēdēətnəs| noun

late Middle English (in the sense ‘nearest in space or order’): from Old French immediat, or from late Latin immediatus, from in- ‘not’ + mediatus ‘intervening’, past participle of mediare (see mediate).