urgency en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɝ.d͡ʒən.si/ (Canada, US)
- /ˈɜː.d͡ʒən.si/ (Australia, UK)
Etymology
From urgent + -ency or Latin urgentia.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality or condition of being urgent.
the urgency of a demand
Arsenal lacked urgency and inspiration until shortly before half-time, Wheater's block denying Van Persie from close range before Walcott drilled wide.
2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport:
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(countable, uncountable) Insistence, pressure, urge.
I have this sudden urgency to use the toilet.
- (countable, uncountable) A sudden and compelling need to urinate that is difficult to defer, associated with conditions such as urinary tract infections and overactive bladder.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| urgencies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| urgence | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (33)
ro urgență (quality or condition of being urgent) · tr ivedilik (quality or condition of being urgent) · de Dringlichkeit (quality or condition of being urgent) · bg спешност (quality or condition of being urgent) · es apremio (quality or condition of being urgent) · tr aciliyet (quality or condition of being urgent) · es perentoriedad (quality or condition of being urgent) · pl nagłość (quality or condition of being urgent) · cs naléhavost (quality or condition of being urgent) · gl urxencia (quality or condition of being urgent) · pl pilność (quality or condition of being urgent) · fr urgence (quality or condition of being urgent) · hi तत्कालीन (quality or condition of being urgent) · mk и́тност (quality or condition of being urgent) · pt urgência (quality or condition of being urgent) · es premura (quality or condition of being urgent) · hi तत्काल (quality or condition of being urgent) · te తొందర (quality or condition of being urgent) · fi kiireellisyys (quality or condition of being urgent) · fa اورژانس (quality or condition of being urgent) · la exigentia (quality or condition of being urgent) · io urjanteso (quality or condition of being urgent) · lad urjensia (quality or condition of being urgent) · it urgenze (quality or condition of being urgent) · ca urgència (quality or condition of being urgent) · eo urĝeco (quality or condition of being urgent) · cmn 緊迫 /紧迫 (quality or condition of being urgent) · es urgencia (quality or condition of being urgent) · id kêgêntingan (quality or condition of being urgent) · it urgenza (quality or condition of being urgent) · ru сро́чность (quality or condition of being urgent) · io urjo (quality or condition of being urgent) · el επείγον (quality or condition of being urgent)