urgency

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɜː.d͡ʒən.si/(UK)
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/ˈɜː.d͡ʒən.si/(UK) · /ˈɝ.d͡ʒən.si/(US)

Definition of urgency

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality or condition of being urgent.
    “the urgency of a demand”
    “Arsenal lacked urgency and inspiration until shortly before half-time, Wheater's block denying Van Persie from close range before Walcott drilled wide.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality or condition of being urgent.
    “the urgency of a demand”
    “Arsenal lacked urgency and inspiration until shortly before half-time, Wheater's block denying Van Persie from close range before Walcott drilled wide.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Insistence, pressure, urge.
    “I have this sudden urgency to use the toilet.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)A sudden and compelling need to urinate that is difficult to defer, associated with conditions such as urinary tract infections and overactive bladder.

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Etymology

From urgent + -ency or Latin urgentia.

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