1.
[syn: importunity, urgency, urging]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Importunity \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.
[1913 Webster]
O'ercome with importunity and tears. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
importunity
n 1: insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left
me no alternative but to agree" [syn: importunity,
urgency, urging]