importunity

Meaning

1. A constant and insistent demanding.
2. (obsolete) An inappropriate or unsuitable time; unseasonableness.

Synonyms

urgency

annoyance

demand

molestation

obstinacy

persistence

request

trouble

urge

urging

instancy

moil

unseasonability

nuisance

vexation

obtrusiveness

peeve

weight

petition

pragmatism

unyieldingness

solicitation

tenacity

tiresomeness

importunate sollicitation

intempestivity

bother

compulsion

boring

harassment

inconvenience

infestation

influence

insistence

Translations

importunidad

importunité

importunità

importunitat

Aufdringlichkeit

Aufforderung

Mahnung

⚠️

Unzeit

ενόχληση

επίμονη αίτηση

φορτικότης

φορτικότητα

sommation

urgence

tempo inopportuno

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmpɔːˈtjuːnɪti/

Etymology

From Middle English importunyte, importunytee, inportunyte, ymportunite, from Middle French importunité and its etymon Latin importūnitās (“incivility”). By surface analysis, importune + -ity.