Definition of imperativeness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

psychology

Rare

quality that demands attention or notice

Rare

The imperativeness of the issue caught the manager's eye.

urgency

necessity

Rare

state of being absolutely necessary or required

Rare

The imperativeness of the task was clear to everyone.

necessity

urgency

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Origin of imperativeness

Latin, imperare (to command)

Examples of imperativeness in a sentence

Her speech had an imperativeness that demanded full attention.
The imperativeness of immediate action was undeniable.
She understood the imperativeness of following the protocol.

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French:impérativité, nécessité absolue, ...
German:Dringlichkeit, Unabdingbarkeit, ...
Italian:imperatività, necessità assoluta, ...
Spanish:imperatividad, necesidad, ...
Portuguese:imperatividade, ...
Chinese:紧迫性, 必要性, ...
Japanese:緊急性, 必要性, ...
Arabic:إلْحاح, ضَرُورَة, ...
Hebrew:דְּחִיפוּת, הֶכְרֵחִיּוּת, ...
Russian:императивность, необходимость, ...
Ukrainian:нагільність, необхідність, ...
Hindi:अनिवार्यता, जरूरत, ...
Bengali:অপরিহার্যতা, জরুরিতা, ...
Catalan:imperativitat, necessitat, ...
Czech:naléhavost, nezbytnost, ...
Danish:vigtighed, tvingende nødvendighed, ...
Dutch:dringendheid, urgentie, ...
Greek:επιτακτικότητα, αναγκαιότητα, ...
Hungarian:sürgetőség, szükségszerűség, ...
Khmer:ភាពបន្ទាន់, ភាពចាំបាច់ដាច់ខាត, ...
Korean:긴급성, 필요성, ...
Persian:ضرورت, الزام, ...
Polish:pilność, konieczność, ...
Portuguese (BR):imperatividade, necessidade, ...
Romanian:imperativitate, ...
Swedish:imperativitet, ...
Thai:ความสำคัญเร่งด่วน, ความสำคัญ, ...
Turkish:aciliyet, gereklilik, ...
Vietnamese:tính chất cấp bách, sự cần thiết, ...

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Definition of imperativeness - Reverso English Dictionary

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