Imperativeness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of demanding notice or attention

the quality of being insistent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɛɹətˌɪvnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɛɹətˌɪvnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɛɹətˌɪvnəs/

6 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɛɹətˌɪvnəs/.

Examples

the insistence of their hunger
the press of business matters
he pressed his demand with considerable instancy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pressure instancy press insistence insistency

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of demanding notice or attention “the insistence of their hunger”
noun	the quality of being insistent “he pressed his demand with considerable instancy”

Word Forms

imperative	adjective	requiring attention or action
insistent	adjective	repetitive and persistent
pressure	verb	exert pressure on someone through threats
press	verb	be urgent
instant	adjective	demanding attention; ; ; - H.L.Mencken

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Imperativität

der Zustand, Aufmerksamkeit oder Aufmerksamkeit zu fordern

🇫🇷French

impératif

l'état d'exiger un avis ou une attention

🇪🇸Spanish

imperativo

el estado de exigir aviso o atención

🇮🇹Italian

imperatività

lo stato di richiesta di preavviso o attenzione

🇳🇱Dutch

imperatief

de staat van het eisen van kennisgeving of aandacht

🇵🇹Portuguese

imperatividade

o estado de exigir aviso ou atenção

🇷🇺Russian

императивность

состояние требования внимания или внимания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनिवार्यता

नोटिस या ध्यान मांगने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অপরিহার্যতা

নোটিশ বা মনোযোগ দাবি করার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டாயம்

அறிவிப்பு அல்லது கவனத்தை கோரும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవశ్యకత

నోటీసు లేదా శ్రద్ధను డిమాండ్ చేసే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिवार्यता

सूचना किंवा लक्ष देण्याची मागणी करण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિવાર્યતા

સૂચના અથવા ધ્યાન માંગવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡ್ಡಾಯತೆ

ಸೂಚನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗಮನವನ್ನು ಕೋರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനിവാര്യത

അറിയിപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശ്രദ്ധ ആവശ്യപ്പെടുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀਤਾ

ਨੋਟਿਸ ਜਾਂ ਧਿਆਨ ਮੰਗਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

لازمییت

نوٹس یا توجہ کا مطالبہ کرنے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

势在必行

需要注意或注意的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

緊急性

通知または注意を要求する状態

🇰🇷Korean

명령성

주의나 주의를 요구하는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cấp bách

trạng thái yêu cầu thông báo hoặc chú ý

🇹🇭Thai

ความจำเป็น

สถานะของการเรียกร้องการแจ้งเตือนหรือความสนใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat imperatif

keadaan menuntut pemberitahuan atau perhatian

🇲🇾Malay

keharusan

keadaan menuntut notis atau perhatian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحتمية

حالة المطالبة بالملاحظة أو الاهتمام

🇮🇷Persian

ضروری بودن

وضعیت درخواست توجه یا توجه

🇹🇷Turkish

zorunluluk

ihbar veya dikkat talep etme durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

ציוויות

המצב של דרישת הודעה או תשומת לב

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