beseechingness

9.9

A strong, urgent way of asking someone for help or a favor

noun
/bɪˈsiːtʃɪŋnəs/

Formal

: suplicación

The beseechingness of his letter revealed his desperation and hope.

Examples

The beseechingness in her eyes moved everyone in the room to help.
He spoke with a beseechingness that made it impossible to refuse his request.
Her beseechingness was evident as she pleaded for help.
The beseechingness in his voice moved everyone in the room.
He spoke with a beseechingness that made it impossible to refuse his request.
The beseechingness in her eyes moved everyone in the room to help.
The beseechingness of his letter revealed his desperation and hope.

Synonyms

entreaty

vsbeseechingness

7 7.6

A serious, urgent request for help or forgiveness

is the quality of earnest appeal rather than a single request

imploration

vsbeseechingness

1 8.5

A strong, urgent request for help

is a general quality of earnest pleading not always as desperate

Antonyms

disregard

58 4.2

Not paying attention to something on purpose

unconcern

1 6.1

A state of not feeling worried or interested about something

How Earnest

imploration

1 8.5

beseechingness

Formal

9.9

entreaty

7 7.6

plea

132 3.9

request

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

beseechingness singular

beseechingnesses plural

Morphology

beseechingness = beseeching (transparent) = beseech + ing + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'beseeching' with '-ness' yields the quality or state of being imploring, a direct and regular formation.

Etymology

Beseechingness comes from the verb beseech, which is made of be- and seek meaning 'to look for' or 'to ask'. Beseech came to mean 'to ask very urgently', so beseechingness is the quality of that urgent, pleading asking.