'Importunity' definitions:
Definition of 'importunity'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Importunity'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'importunity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blandishment,
- buttonholing,
- cajolement,
- cajolery,
- coaxing,
- demandingness,
- dunning,
- exigency,
- importunacy,
- importunateness,
- insistence,
- nagging,
- persistence,
- pertinaciousness,
- pertinacity,
- pestering,
- plaguing,
- plying,
- pressing,
- pressingness,
- pressure,
- teasing,
- urgency,
- urging,
- wheedling