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# importunity

noun (plural importunities)

«importunity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Importunity is the habit of asking again and again, pestering someone until they give in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importunity/#m1)
2. An importunity is one such pestering request. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importunity/#m2)

### In the lessons

in old tales, the nagging of people who want something, which wears down a father or a king until he gives way

### Examples

- I could not bear the importunity of these flies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importunity/#x1)
- The father gave in to their importunities to get some peace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importunity/#x2)
- Her importunity wore down the old man at last. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importunity/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «importunity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/importunity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«importunity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/importunity.html) on Mova free.