imperativeness
1. the state of demanding notice or attention - the insistence of their hunger - the press of business matters • Syn: insistence, insistency, press, pressure • Derivationally related forms: pressure (for: pressure), press (for: pressure), insistent (for: insistency), insistent (for: insistence), imperative • Hypernyms: urgency 2. the quality of being insistent - he pressed his demand with considerable instancy • Syn: instancy • Derivationally related forms: instant (for: instancy) • Usage Domain: archaism (for: instancy) • Hypernyms: urgency
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