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Immediacy vs Vicinity - What's the difference?

immediacy | vicinity |

As nouns the difference between immediacy and vicinity

is that immediacy is the quality of being immediate, of happening right away while vicinity is proximity, or the state of being near.

immediacy

English

Noun

(immediacies)
  • the quality of being immediate, of happening right away
  • lack of mediation
  • (philosophy) immediate awareness or apprehension

    • vicinity

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia vicinity) (vicinities)
  • Proximity, or the state of being near.
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  • Neighbourhood, or the nearby region.
  • Approximate size or amount.