insistence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪn.sɪs.ʈens/ (India)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈsɪs.təns/
Etymology
From Middle English insistence, derived from Old French insister (“to insist”). Compare Middle French insistance. Morphologically insist + -ence.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being insistent.
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[.]
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 72: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.
1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 147:
- (countable, uncountable) An urgent demand.
- (countable, uncountable) The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| insistences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (34)
de Beharrlichkeit (state of being insistent) · fr insistance (state of being insistent) · ota عناد (state of being insistent) · bg настойчивост (state of being insistent) · cs neústupnost (state of being insistent) · el επιμονή (state of being insistent) · uk насті́йність (state of being insistent) · es insistencia (urgent demand) · cs domáhání se (urgent demand) · es insistencia (state of being insistent) · cs vyžadování (urgent demand) · de Insistenz (state of being insistent) · ro insistență (state of being insistent) · cs neodbytnost (state of being insistent) · pt insistência (state of being insistent) · fi vaatimus (urgent demand) · de Eindringlichkeit (state of being insistent) · de Dringlichkeit (urgent demand) · gl teimosía (state of being insistent) · it insistenza (state of being insistent) · cs naléhání (urgent demand) · ota تمرد (state of being insistent) · fi hellittämättömyys (state of being insistent) · uk наполяга́ння (urgent demand) · scn nzistenza (state of being insistent) · bg изискване (urgent demand) · uk насті́йливість (state of being insistent) · ota اصرار (state of being insistent) · ru насто́йчивость (state of being insistent) · mr आग्रह (state of being insistent) · ca insistència (state of being insistent) · ca insistència (urgent demand) · fi itsepintaisuus (state of being insistent) · uk наполе́гливість (state of being insistent)