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Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror, shoulders bare, trying this way and that their hair, or fly importunate down the stair to answer the telephone.
Phyllis McGinley

Meaning of "importunate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPORTUNATE

importunate  [ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPORTUNATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Importunate is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPORTUNATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of importunate in the English dictionary

The definition of importunate in the dictionary is persistent or demanding; insistent. Other definition of importunate is troublesome; annoying.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPORTUNATE


Bennett
ˈbɛnɪt
bonnet
ˈbɒnɪt
cabinet
ˈkæbɪnɪt
coadunate
kəʊˈædjʊnɪt
crownet
ˈkraʊnɪt
definite
ˈdɛfɪnɪt
granite
ˈɡrænɪt
hornet
ˈhɔːnɪt
infinite
ˈɪnfɪnɪt
knit
nɪt
magnet
ˈmæɡnɪt
minute
ˈmɪnɪt
mucronate
ˈmjuːkrəʊnɪt
passionate
ˈpæʃənɪt
planet
ˈplænɪt
senate
ˈsɛnɪt
shogunate
ˈʃəʊɡʊnɪt
tribunate
ˈtrɪbjʊnɪt
unfortunate
ʌnˈfɔːtʃənɪt
unit
ˈjuːnɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPORTUNATE

import trade
import-export
import-export trade
importability
importable
importance
importancy
important
importantly
importation
imported
importer
importing
importunacy
importunately
importunateness
importune
importunely
importuner
importunity

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPORTUNATE

alternate
carbonate
compassionate
coordinate
designate
discriminate
dominate
donate
eliminate
hibernate
lacunate
laminate
lunate
nominate
originate
ornate
polycarbonate
semilunate
sublunate
terminate

Synonyms and antonyms of importunate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPORTUNATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «importunate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of importunate

Translation of «importunate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPORTUNATE

Find out the translation of importunate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of importunate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «importunate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坚持的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

importuna
570 millions of speakers

English

importunate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुराग्रही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

importunate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

назойливым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

importunate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাছোড়বান্দা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

importun
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengimport
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zudringlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

しつこい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

끈기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngasilake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rầy rà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொல்லை கொடுக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आयातदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sırnaşık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

importuno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

natrętny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

настирливим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stăruitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φορτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lastig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

importunate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

påtrengende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of importunate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPORTUNATE»

The term «importunate» is regularly used and occupies the 63.892 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPORTUNATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «importunate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «importunate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about importunate

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3 QUOTES WITH «IMPORTUNATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word importunate.
1
Malcolm de Chazal
We always keep God waiting while we admit more importunate suitors.
2
Phyllis McGinley
Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror, shoulders bare, trying this way and that their hair, or fly importunate down the stair to answer the telephone.
3
Walter Pater
At first sight experience seems to bury us under a flood of external objects, pressing upon us with a sharp and importunate reality, calling us out of ourselves in a thousand forms of action.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPORTUNATE»

Discover the use of importunate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to importunate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hearts Importunate
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Evelyn Dickinson, 2011
2
Julius Harrison and the importunate muse
Music can offer very few examples of composers coming to maturity so late; Harrison was such a composer.It is the author's belief that at least two of these late works, the Mass in C and the Requiem, are among the finest of their time that ...
Geoffrey Self, 1993
3
Hearts Importunate (1900) Hearts Importunate (1900)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Evelyn Dickinson, 2010
4
Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
1 £<1A 1 %o°C he began to be told, 'Don't pester us!1) i%0XtiH tamwazzaza to be or become importunate, continually pester, to importune, pester continually (Ar .) h1°litt amozzaza to talk too much, be prolix, talk at length h^HH amwazzaza to ...
Thomas Leiper Kane, 1990
5
Christs Alarm To Drovvsie Saints: Or, Christs Epistle to His ...
Hath the Lord given thee such an importunate conscience as will have no nay, will not let thee alone in omitting good or committing evill, will not let thec slumber and fleepe in security, but continually joggeih and awaketh thee ? Hath he given  ...
William Fenner, 1651
6
Spurgeon's Sermons on New Testament Women
The. Importunate. Widow*. And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: and there was a widow in that city; and ...
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, 1994
7
Tales from Spanish Picaresque Novels: A Motif-Index
Importunate lover is tricked into paying for woman's trip. She needs to go to the city to seek justice against an alleged seducer. She deserts lover. Lazarillo (Luna ): Pt. II, Ch. I Il6b. 170. The scorned lover. Kl2l8.l.3. The entrapped suitor: tricked ...
James Wesley Childers, 1977
8
Hearts Importunate
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Anonymous, 2010
9
Reading Between Texts: Intertextuality and the Hebrew Bible
THE. IMPORTUNATE. WOMAN. OF. TEKOA. AND. HOW. SHE. GOT. HER. WAY. Patricia K. Willey Second Samuel 11-14, four primary chapters of the court history of King David, tell one sequence of events in two mirror halves. The episodes ...
Danna Nolan Fewell, 1992
10
You Only Have to Die: Leading Your Congregation to New Life
Who are the people of "importunate" prayer in your congregation? How can you become a part of theirlife of prayer Everyone who knew Esther would agree that she was one of the most unique characters in the recent history of Hyde Park ...
James A. Harnish, James, A. Harnish, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPORTUNATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term importunate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dinner invitation needs no sitter stipulation
How should we respond, especially because these letters seem importunate and rude? One does not walk up to someone and say, “I love your ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
2
Miss Manners: Dinner invitation need not come with sitter stipulation
How should we respond, especially because these letters seem importunate and rude? One does not walk up to someone and say, “I love your ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Pilgrimage has become a huge business in government — Adejuwon
A minister was also equally forced out of office at the instance of public importunate outcry. So much mess in the aviation sector! It is my strong ... «Gbooza, Jul 15»
4
California 'Right to Die' Bill SB128 Places Lives in Hands of Men …
"Similar bills have been blocked four times in California, we must stop their importunate demand determinedly." The group concludes ... «Gospel Herald, Jul 15»
5
America Finally Speaks On Futility of Boycott Politics
Which brings us to the importunate US congressman, one Gregory Simpkins, described as director in the Sub-Committee on Africa, Global ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Pranks at the Royal Opera House - who'd have thought it?
Indeed, if Mr Calleja ever essays the role of the importunate Calaf answering three riddles to gain the hand of Princess Turandot, he can surely ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
2016 Hopefuls in Last-Minute Dash to Raise Money
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has been particularly importunate, at one point citing his sleepless nights and "pizza diet" as sacrifices he is making ... «Newsmax, Jun 15»
8
Led beyond fear
... would extol in the story of the importunate friend and the widow perturbing the unjust judge (Luke 11:5-8, 18:1-8). Her faith brokered no fear, ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jun 15»
9
Filmmakers seek to bring Sacajawea to big screen
Lewis meant to spell “importunate,” which means insistent to the point of annoyance. “From that little excerpt,” Fitzpatrick said, “I found this ... «Helena Independent Record, May 15»
10
Raheem Sterling Versus the Machine
What might get lost in all the lecturing, strong-jawed takes from importunate internet megaphone-wielders in the wake of Sterling's desires ... «VICE, May 15»

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