insistence

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/ɪnˈsɪstəns/

Definition of insistence

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(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[.]”
“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.”

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noun

(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[.]”
“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.”
(countable, uncountable)An urgent demand.
(countable, uncountable)The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength.

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From Middle English insistence, derived from Old French insister (“to insist”). Compare Middle French insistance. Morphologically insist + -ence.

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