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- Dictionaryexigency/ˈɛksɪdʒ(ə)nsi/
noun
- 1. an urgent need or demand: "women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it" Similar
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The meaning of EXIGENCY is that which is required in a particular situation —usually used in plural. How to use exigency in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Exigency.
EXIGENCY definition: 1. the difficulties of a situation, especially one that causes urgent demands: 2. the difficulties…. Learn more.
Usually exigencies. the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: the exigencies of city life. a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency: He promised help in any exigency. Synonyms: pinch, fix, predicament, strait, plight, contingency, crisis. exigency.
EXIGENCY meaning: 1. the difficulties of a situation, especially one that causes urgent demands: 2. the difficulties…. Learn more.
Definition of exigency noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The very word conjures up danger and intrigue that demand a cool head and an immediate effort at a solution. Exigency derives from the Latin noun exigentia, which means "urgency" and comes from the verb exigere, meaning "to demand or require."
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun exigency. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
n. pl. ex·i·gen·cies. 1. A pressing or urgent situation: "We were caught in a wartime exigency that was beyond any humane, any rational, resistance" (John Kenneth Galbraith). 2. An urgent requirement; a pressing need: "distracted by the exigencies of running a business" (Richard Curtis).
3 meanings: 1. the state of being exigent; urgency 2. an urgent demand; pressing requirement 3. an emergency.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of exigency noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
