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imminence

[ im-uh-nuh ns ]

/ ˈɪm ə nəns /

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noun

Also im·mi·nen·cy. the state or condition of being imminent or impending: the imminence of war.

something that is imminent, especially an impending evil or danger.

Origin of imminence

From the Late Latin word imminentia, dating back to 1600–10. See imminent, -ence

Words nearby imminence

immie, immigrant, immigrate, immigration, immigration and nationality act, imminence, imminent, immingham, immingle, immiscible, immiserate

Example sentences from the Web for imminence

She is baffled, for instance, by the fact that most humans seem to ignore the imminence of death and the strange beauty of life.

Barbara Ehrenreich Gives God a Going Over in Her New Book |Nick Romeo |April 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Events were soon to prove that the magnitude and imminence of the danger were even greater than he apprehended.

The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume II (of 2) |Hazard Stevens
A wireless message that came through emphasized the imminence of the danger.

World's War Events, Vol. I |Various
Even greater than his irritation at this intrusion of Levitsky was his joyful indignation at the imminence of his play.

Ghetto Comedies |Israel Zangwill

Only Nig ran in and out, unchilled by the imminence of the Colonel's withdrawal from his kind.

The Magnetic North |Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
For years she had warded off crises by merely ignoring their imminence.

Narcissus |Evelyn Scott