Associations to the word «Importunity»
Noun
- Inclination
- Persistence
- Suitor
- Seclusion
- Beggar
- Yield
- Resist
- Courtier
- Creditor
- Indigo
- Tenderness
- Duc
- Weariness
- Zeal
- Persuasion
- Necessity
- Gallantry
- Favour
- Temper
- Urging
- Refusal
- Promise
- Innocence
- Request
- Curiosity
- Lordship
- Conjecture
- Merit
- Nephew
- Resentment
- Madame
- Spaniard
- Disposition
- Majesty
- Consent
- Kindness
- Compliance
- Escape
- Acquaintance
- Patience
- Quarrel
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
IMPORTUNITY, noun. (obsolete) Unseasonableness; an unsuitable or inappropriate time.
IMPORTUNITY, noun. A constant and insistent demanding.
Dictionary definition
IMPORTUNITY, noun. Insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.