Exigent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

demanding attention; ; ; - H.L.Mencken

requiring precise accuracy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛksɪdʒənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛksɪdʒənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛksɪdʒənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛksɪdʒənt/.

Examples

clamant needs
a crying need
regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clamant insistent exacting instant crying

Parts of Speech

adjective	demanding attention; ; ; - H.L.Mencken “clamant needs”
adjective	requiring precise accuracy “an exacting job”

Word Forms

exigency	noun	a pressing or urgent situation
insistency	noun	the state of demanding notice or attention
instancy	noun	the quality of being insistent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anspruchsvoll

fordernde Aufmerksamkeit; ; ; - H. L. Mencken

🇫🇷French

exigeant

exiger de l'attention; ; ; - H.L. Mencken

🇪🇸Spanish

exigente

exigiendo atención; ; ; - H. L. Mencken

🇮🇹Italian

esigente

esigente attenzione; ; ; - H.L.Mencken

🇳🇱Dutch

dringend

aandacht vragen; ; ; - H.L. Mencken

🇵🇹Portuguese

exigente

exigindo atenção; ; ; - H. L. Mencken

🇷🇺Russian

требовательный

требующий внимания; ; ; - Х.Л.Менкен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जल्द

ध्यान देने की मांग; ; ; - एच.एल.मेन्केन

🇧🇩Bengali

জরুরী

মনোযোগ দাবি করা; ; ; - এইচ এল মেনকেন

🇮🇳Tamil

தேவையான

கவனம் தேவை; ; ; - எச்.எல்.மென்கென்

🇮🇳Telugu

అత్యవసరమైన

శ్రద్ధ డిమాండ్; ; ; - హెచ్.ఎల్.మెన్కెన్

🇮🇳Marathi

अत्यावश्यक

लक्ष देण्याची मागणी; ; ; - एचएल मेनकेन

🇮🇳Gujarati

જરૂરી

ધ્યાન માંગવું; ; ; - H.L.Mencken

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗತ್ಯ

ಗಮನ ಬೇಡಿಕೆ; ; ; - ಎಚ್.ಎಲ್.ಮೆನ್ಕೆನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനിവാര്യമായ

ശ്രദ്ധ ആവശ്യപ്പെടുന്നു; ; ; - H.L.Mencken

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੋੜੀਂਦਾ

ਧਿਆਨ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ; ; ; - H.L.Mencken

🇵🇰Urdu

ضرورت مند

توجہ طلب؛ ; ; - H.L.Mencken

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

紧急

要求关注； ; ; ——H·L·门肯

🇯🇵Japanese

緊急の

注意を要求する。 ; ; - H.L.メンケン

🇰🇷Korean

긴급한

관심을 요구하는 것; ; ; -H.L.Mencken

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cấp thiết

đòi hỏi sự chú ý; ; ; - H.L.Mencken

🇹🇭Thai

เร่งด่วน

เรียกร้องความสนใจ; ; ; - เอช.แอล. เมนเคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

darurat

menuntut perhatian; ; ; - H.L.Mencken

🇵🇭Filipino

kailangan

hinihingi ng pansin; ; ; - H.L.Mencken

🇲🇾Malay

mendesak

menuntut perhatian; ; ; - H.L.Mencken

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملحة

المطالبة بالاهتمام؛ ; ; - إتش إل مينكين

🇮🇷Persian

ضروری

خواستار توجه؛ ; ; - H.L.Mencken

🇹🇷Turkish

acil

dikkat gerektiren; ; ; -H.L.Mencken

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹבְעָנִי

תובע תשומת לב; ; ; - ה.ל.מנקן

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The primary meaning of 'exigent' is 'demanding attention; ; ; - H.L.Mencken'.

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'exigent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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