pressingness
nounUK /ˈprɛsɪŋnəs/
US /ˈprɛsɪŋnəs/
The quality of being very important and needing attention right away.
The pressingness of the leaking roof made the family fix it that same day.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The state of pushing hard against something.
He felt the pressingness of the heavy door against his shoulder.
3. The feeling of being weighed down by many worries or tasks.
The pressingness of her schoolwork kept her up late at night.
4. The quality of asking for something in a strong and repeated way.
The pressingness of the child's questions tired his mother.