Hypertext Webster Gateway: "imperativeness"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
imperativeness
n 1: the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the
press of business matters" [syn: {insistence}, {insistency},
{press}, {pressure}]
2: urgently demanding attention; "the insistence of their
hunger"; "he pressed his demand with considerable
instancy" [syn: {insistence}, {insistency}, {instancy}]
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