exigency
English
Etymology
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From Middle French exigence [1], from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "LL." is not valid. See WT:LOL. exigentia (“urgency”) (from exigēns + -ia), from exigere (“to demand”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
exigency (countable and uncountable, plural exigencies)
- (chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation.
- An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.
Synonyms
Related terms
Similar words ending with -gency ("state, condition"),
- contingent -> contingency
- interagent -> interagency
- superagent -> superagency
- convergent -> convergency
- astringent -> astringency
- multiagent -> multiagency
- insurgent -> insurgency
- detergent -> detergency
- divergent -> divergency
- stringent -> stringency
- emergent -> emergency
- subagent -> subagency
- indigent -> indigency
- plangent -> plangency
- exigent -> exigency
- tangent -> tangency
- pungent -> pungency
- coagent -> coagency
- turgent -> turgency
- urgent -> urgency
- regent -> regency
- cogent -> cogency
Translations
urgent situation
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “exigency”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
- “exigency”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “exigency”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “exigency”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.