HyperDic: urgency

English > 4 senses of the word *urgency*:
NOUN	state	urgency	the state of being urgent
	attribute	urgency	pressing importance requiring speedy action
	state	urgency	an urgent situation calling for prompt action
	communication	urgency, importunity, urging	insistent solicitation and entreaty

urgency > pronunciation
Sounds	er'jhahnsiy
Rhymes	absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy...

English > *urgency*: 4 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	The state of being urgent; an earnest / earnest and insistent necessity.
Narrower	criticality, criticalness, cruciality	A state of critical urgency
	hurry, haste	A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
	imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure	The state of demanding notice or attention
Broader	necessity	The condition of being essential or indispensable
Spanish	emergencia, urgencia
Catalan	emergència, urgència

English > *urgency*: 4 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	pressing importance requiring speedy action.
Example	"the urgency of his need"
Narrower	edge, sharpness	The attribute of urgency in tone of voice
Narrower	imperativeness, instancy	The quality of being insistent
Broader	importance	The quality of being important and worthy of note
Spanish	necesidad, urgencia
Catalan	necessitat, urgència
Adjectives	urgent	compelling immediate action

English > *urgency*: 4 senses > noun 3, state
Meaning	An urgent situation calling for prompt action.
Example	"they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"
Broader	situation	A complex or critical or unusual difficulty
Adjectives	urgent	compelling immediate action

English > *urgency*: 4 senses > noun 4, communication
Meaning	insistent solicitation and entreaty.
Synonyms	importunity, urging
Broader	solicitation	An entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
Spanish	apuro, impertinencia, importunidad, urgencia
Catalan	importunitat
Verbs	urge	push for something

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