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
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.