Meaning of IMPORTUNITY
| Pronunciation: | | `impor'toonitee
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| | Definition: | | [n] insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree" |
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| | Synonyms: | | urgency, urging |
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| | See Also: | | solicitation | |
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| | Definition: | | \Im`por*tu"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Importunities}. [L.
importunitas unsuitableness, rudeness: cf. F.
importunit['e].]
The quality of being importunate; pressing or pertinacious
solicitation; urgent request; incessant or frequent
application; troublesome pertinacity.
O'ercome with importunity and tears. --Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | blandishment, buttonholing, cajolement, cajolery, coaxing, demandingness, dunning, exigency, importunacy, importunateness, insistence, nagging, persistence, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, pestering, plaguing, plying, pressing, pressingness, pressure, teasing, urgency, urging, wheedling |
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