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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. insistent solicitation and entreaty;
- Example: "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"
[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]