imperativeness

Definitions of imperativeness
  1. noun
    the state of demanding notice or attention
    synonyms: insistence, insistency, press, pressure
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    type of:
    urgency
    the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
  2. noun
    the quality of being insistent
    synonyms: instancy
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    type of:
    urgency
    pressing importance requiring speedy action
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