insistence
noun/ɪnˈsɪs.təns/ · IN /ˈɪn.sɪs.ʈens/
Etymology From Middle English insistence, derived from Old French insister (“to insist”). Compare Middle French insistance. Morphologically insist + -ence.
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
Fencing, Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, War The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength.
- Derived terms
- overinsistence, uninsistence
- Related terms
- insist