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insistence

/ɪnˈsɪs.təns/

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insistence noun: the state of being insistent.

Noun

insistence (countable and uncountable, plural insistences)

  1. The state of being insistent.
    • He made gourd-rattles (known in ever so many parts of the world) in which he rattled dried seeds or small pebbles with a most beguiling and rain-like insistence[.]1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 72
    • The extreme depth of these channels, and the insistence of the Board of Trade on a headway of 150 ft. for the unrestricted passage of large ships, necessitated a high bridge with two main spans, and a central pier on Inchgarvie.1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 147
  2. An urgent demand.
  3. The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength.

insistence meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

insistence in Hindi

insistence, pertinacity
आग्रह āgrah
insistence
इसरार isrār

insistence in Tamil

கவன ஈர்ப்புத்தன்மை

insistence in Marathi

state of being insistent
आग्रह āgrah

insistence in Urdu

insistence, obduracy, obstinacy, persistence
اصرار isrār
More languagesFewer languages
insistence in Malayalam
നിഷ്കർഷം, ശാഠ്യം, മർക്കടമുഷ്ടി, നിർബന്ധം
insistence in Punjabi
ਇਸਰਾਰ isarār, ਜਿਦ jid
insistence in Gujarati
આગ્રહ āgrah

Examples of insistence in a sentence

  • This is precisely why insistence on relative truth is antithetical to critical thinking.
  • His insistence on wearing thick wool scarves, even in the summertime, derived from his uniquely Oregonian sense of fashion.
  • The insistence that the Anastenaria was so archaic—that its worldview preceded the Hellenic gods—actually “internationalized” the custom.

All 30 example sentences with insistence

Forms of insistence

pluralinsistences

Origin of insistence

From Middle English insistence, derived from Old French insister (“to insist”). Compare Middle French insistance. Morphologically insist + -ence.

Words formed from insistence

Words that rhyme with insistence

Questions about insistence

What does insistence mean?
Insistence means the state of being insistent.
What is insistence in Hindi?
Insistence in Hindi is आग्रह (āgrah), इसरार (isrār). See Insistence meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is insistence?
Insistence is a noun.
How do you pronounce insistence?
Insistence is pronounced /ɪnˈsɪs.təns/.
What is the plural of insistence?
The plural of insistence is insistences.

Words near insistence in the dictionary

  1. insistance
  2. insistances
  3. insistant
  4. insisted
  5. insistedst
  6. insistence
  7. insistences
  8. insistencies
  9. insistency
  10. insistent
  11. insistently

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: insistence (page history and authors); आग्रह (Hindi) (page history and authors); insistence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اصرار (Urdu) (page history and authors); insistence (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਇਸਰਾਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); આગ્રહ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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