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Definitions for importunity
ˌɪm pɔrˈtu nɪ ti, -ˈtyu-im·por·tu·ni·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
importunity, urgency, urgingnoun
insistent solicitation and entreaty
"his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"
Wiktionary
importunitynoun
Unseasonableness; an unsuitable or inappropriate time.
importunitynoun
A constant and insistent demanding.
Etymology: From importunité, from importunitas.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Importunitynoun
Incessant solicitation.
Etymology: importunitas, Lat. importunité, French, from importunate.
Overcome with the importunity of his wife, a woman of a haughty spirit, he altered his former purpose. Richard Knolles.
Thrice I deluded her, and turn'd to sport
Her importunity. John Milton, Agonistes.
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importunity
Importunity generally refers to the act of persistently and annoyingly begging or making demands of something or someone. It is the state of being overly insistent or persistent to an annoying or inappropriate degree.
Webster Dictionary
Importunitynoun
the quality of being importunate; pressing or pertinacious solicitation; urgent request; incessant or frequent application; troublesome pertinacity
Etymology: [L. importunitas unsuitableness, rudeness: cf. F. importunit.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of importunity in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of importunity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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