importunacy

/ɪmpɔːˈtjuːnə.si/

Etymology

From importunate + -cy.

importunacy means the quality of being importunate. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

importunacy is pronounced /ɪmpɔːˈtjuːnə.si/.

Why “importunacy” is a great word

IMPORTUNACY — [Noun] The quality of being troublesomely urgent or persistent in solicitation or demand. Formed within English by derivation from the adjective 'importunate' (meaning troublesomely urgent or persistent) and the suffix '-acy' (forming nouns of state or quality). First recorded in 1540–50. Unlike "persistence" (which is a neutral, steady continuance) or "entreaty" (which suggests an earnest, singular plea), importunacy is a siege laid against patience. It is the unrelenting knock at the door after the lights have been turned off, the daily, identical inquiry that brooks no new answer, and the drip of water mapping its own slow, maddening course down the wall—a weary testament to the fact that insistence, past a certain point, becomes a form of quiet aggression.

noun

The quality of being importunate.
Constant demanding and pressure; importunity.