English
Etymology
verb importune + -ity
Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /�ɪmp�r�tu�nɪti/

Noun
en-noun|importunities

1. a constant and insistent demand for a favour

1611 : w:KJV_Bible|Bible (KJV) by w:Jesus Christ|Jesus Christ, Luke 11:8
:I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
1766, w:Oliver Goldsmith|Oliver Goldsmith, w:The Vicar of Wakefield|The Vicar of Wakefield
:Still, however, being surrounded with importunity, and no longer able to satisfy every request that was made him, instead of money he gave promises.

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