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exigence

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French exigence.

Noun

exigence (countable and uncountable, plural exigences)

  1. exigency
    • 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 9
      Chagrined and surprised, they were obliged, though unwillingly, to turn back, for no shelter was nearer than their own house. One consolation however remained for them, to which the exigence of the moment gave more than the usual propriety; it was that of running with all possible speed down the steep side of the hill which led immediately to the garden gate.

French

Etymology

Latin exigentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??.zi.???s/
  • Rhymes: -??s
  • Homophone: exigences

Noun

exigence f (plural exigences)

  1. demand

Related terms

  • exiger

Further reading

  • “exigence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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demanding

English

Etymology

From demand +? -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??m??nd??/
  • (US) IPA(key): /d??mænd??/
  • Rhymes: -??nd??, -ænd??

Adjective

demanding (comparative more demanding, superlative most demanding)

  1. Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:bossy

Translations

Verb

demanding

  1. present participle of demand

Anagrams

  • maddening

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