adjective

1. having nothing coming between; with no intermediary; specif.,
   1. not separated in space; in direct contact; closest; nearest
   2. close by; near immediate neighbors
   3. not separated in time; acting or happening at once; without delay; instant
2. of the present time
3. next in order, succession, etc.; next in line
4. directly or closely related one's immediate family
5. directly affecting; direct; firsthand an immediate cause
6. understood or perceived directly or intuitively an immediate inference

Etymology: LL immediatus: see in- & mediate