INSTANT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a particular point in time
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the moment he arrived the party began
    Hypernyms(s) instant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • if I had the chance I”d do it in a flash
    Hypernyms(s) instant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

INSTANT as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • demanding attention
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • clamant needs
    • a crying need
    • regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous- H.L.Mencken
    • insistent hunger
    • an instant need
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  2. Meaning
    • in or of the present month
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • your letter of the 10th inst
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