noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being impressive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
impressiveness
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noun
Meaning 2
the quality of making a strong or vivid impression on the mind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quality
noun
Meaning 3
splendid or imposing in size or appearance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the grandness of the architecture
- impressed by the richness of the flora
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grandness, magnificence, richness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: excellence
Narrower terms: expansiveness, expansivity, stateliness, majesty, loftiness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Latin impressusder. Middle English impressen English impress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English impressive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English impressiveness From impressive + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: působivost — the quality of being impressive
- Finnish: vaikuttavuus — the quality of being impressive
- Lithuanian: įspūdingùmas — the quality of being impressive
- Māori: marutunatanga — the quality of being impressive
- Romanian: caracter impresionant — the quality of being impressive
- Romanian: caracter mișcător — the quality of being impressive