insistency
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the state of demanding notice or attention“the insistence of their hunger”“the press of business matters”Synonyms: imperativenessinsistencepresspressureType of urgency
- the act of insisting on something“insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position”Synonyms: insistenceType of advocacy, protagonism
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
insistency noun
the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; insistence. Syn. — imperativeness, insistence, press, pressure.
2. the quality of not being ignorable. Syn. — imperativeness, insistence.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, WordNet 1.5