insistence
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English insistence, derived from Old French insister (“to insist”). Compare Middle French insistance.
Morphologically insist + -ence.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
insistence (countable and uncountable, plural insistences)
- The state of being insistent.
- 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 72:
- He made gourd-rattles (known in ever so many parts of the world) in which he rattled dried seeds or small pebbles with a most beguiling and rain-like insistence[.]
- 1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 147:
- The extreme depth of these channels, and the insistence of the Board of Trade on a headway of 150 ft. for the unrestricted passage of large ships, necessitated a high bridge with two main spans, and a central pier on Inchgarvie.
- An urgent demand.
- (fencing) The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:obstinacy
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
state of being insistent
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urgent demand
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