Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, plural im·por·tu·ni·ties for 2.
- the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.
- importunities, importunate solicitations or demands.
early 15c., “persistence, insistence; over-eagerness,” from Middle French importunité (14c.), from Latin importunitatem (nominative importunitas) “unsuitableness; unmannerliness, incivility,” from importunus “unfit, troublesome” (see importune).