ˈərjənsē, ˈə̄j-, ˈəij-, -si noun
( -es )
Etymology: Late Latin urgentia pressure, urgency, from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle + -ia -y
1. : the quality or state of being urgent : insistence , pressure
the urgency of a petitioner
the urgency of his need
2. : an urgent stress (as of wind or need)
3. : a force or impulse that impels or constrains : urge ; especially : a compelling desire to urinate or defecate due to some abnormal stress (as inflammation or infection)
4. : importunity , entreaty