Meaning of INSISTENCE
| Pronunciation: | | in'sistuns
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- [n] urgently demanding attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy"
- [n] continual and persistent demands
- [n] the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters"
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| | Synonyms: | | imperativeness, imperativeness, insistency, insistency, insisting, instancy, press, pressure |
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| | See Also: | | demand, urgency, urgency | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*sist"ence\, n.
The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the
act of dwelling upon as of special importance; persistence;
urgency.
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| | Related Terms: | | abetment, application, assiduity, assiduousness, bulldog tenacity, concentration, constancy, demandingness, diligence, dogged perseverance, doggedness, encouragement, endurance, engrossment, exigency, fidelity, goading, importunacy, importunateness, importunity, indefatigability, industriousness, industry, insistency, instance, loyalty, needling, obstinacy, patience, patience of Job, permanence, perseverance, persistence, persistency, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, plodding, plugging, preoccupation, pressing, pressingness, pressure, pricking, prodding, relentlessness, resolution, sedulity, sedulousness, single-mindedness, singleness of purpose, slogging, spurring, stability, stamina, staying power, steadfastness, steadiness, stick-to-itiveness, stubbornness, tenaciousness, tenacity, tirelessness, unremittingness, unswerving attention, urgency, urging |
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