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[ im-pawr-too-ni-tee, -tyoo- ] / ˌɪm pɔrˈtu nɪ ti, -ˈtyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR importunity ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural im·por·tu·ni·ties for 2. the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation. importunities, importunate solicitations or demands. Origin of importunity1425–75; late Middle English importunite<Latin importūnitās.See importune, -ity Words nearby importunityimportee, import quota, importunacy, importunate, importune, importunity, impose, impose on, imposing, imposing stone, imposition Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for importunityWe have briefly glanced at our lack of confidence, our failure in cordial unanimity, the absence of definiteness and importunity. The Assembly of God|C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh Wearied by his importunity, Lady Newburgh at last forbade him the house. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745|Mrs. Thomson For the first time in his life his military conscience was not clear, and Price's importunity irritated him past bearing. But in the present instance you can do infinitely more than I, and you will, on this account, excuse my importunity. Hortense, Makers of History Series|John S. C. Abbott
Louis, it appears, made a promise to that effect; a reluctant promise, given to get rid of her importunity. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8|Various
Words related to importunityemphasis, persistence, urging, seriousness, pressure, necessity, desperation, claim, requirement, use, sale, trade, application, call, interest, insistence, need, appeal, order, wish |