Hyphenation of urgency

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word urgency? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ur-gency

Definitions of urgency:

1.	The state of being urgent An earnest and insistent necessity
2.	Pressing importance requiring speedy action The urgency of his need
3.	An urgent situation calling for prompt action I'll be there
4.	Barring any urgencies They departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs
5.	Insistent solicitation and entreaty His importunity left me no alternative but to agree

Synonyms of urgency:

noun	necessity
noun	importance
noun	situation
noun	importunity, urging, solicitation

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.