välitön

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Finnish

Etymology

väli (gap, space) +‎ -tön. Coined by Finnish postmaster, author and translator Otto Tandefelt in 1846.

Pronunciation

Adjective

välitön (comparative välittömämpi, superlative välittömin)

  1. direct, immediate (not being mediated through something else; of a cost, etc.)
    Antonym: välillinen
  2. immediate, instantaneous, instant (without delay)
  3. spontaneous, natural, unaffected (of a character)

Declension

Possessive forms of välitön (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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