impeccant
1: free from sin [syn: {innocent}, {sinless}]
impecunious
1: not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn: {hard up}, {in straitened circumstances(p)}, {penniless}, {penurious}, {pinched}]
impecuniousness
1: a state of lacking money [syn: {pennilessness}, {penuriousness}]
impedance
1: a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms [syn: {electric resistance}, {electrical resistance}, {resistance}, {resistivity}, {ohmic resistance}]
impede
1: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" [syn: {hinder}] 2: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: {obstruct}, {obturate}, {occlude}, {jam}, {block}, {...
impeded
1: made difficult or slow; "we blamed our impeded progress on lack of money"
impediment
1: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: {hindrance}, {deterrent}, {balk}, {baulk}, {check}, {handicap}] 2: any structure that makes progress difficult [syn: {ob...
impedimenta
1: any structure that makes progress difficult [syn: {obstruction}, {obstructor}, {obstructer}, {impediment}] 2: the baggage and equipment carried by an army
impeding
1: preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street" [syn: {clogging}, {hindering}, {obstructive}]
impel
1: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate [syn: {force}] 2: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: {propel}] [also: {impelling}, {impelled}]
impellent
1: forcing forward or onward; impelling; "an impellent power"; "an impellent cause"
impeller
1: the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine)
impend
1: be imminent or about to happen; "Changes are impending"
impendence
1: the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon [syn: {imminence}, {imminency}, {imminentness}, {impendency}, {forthcomingness}]
impendency
1: the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon [syn: {imminence}, {imminency}, {imminentness}, {impendence}, {forthcomingness}]
impending
1: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" [syn: {at hand(p)}, {close at h...
impenetrability
1: resistance to penetration by a liquid [syn: {imperviousness}] [ant: {penetrability}, {penetrability}] 2: incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand [syn: {impenetrableness}]
impenetrable
1: not admitting of penetration or passage into or through; "an impenetrable fortress"; "impenetrable rain forests" [ant: {penetrable}] 2: permitting little if any light to pass through because of den...
impenetrableness
1: incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand [syn: {impenetrability}]
impenitence
1: the trait of refusing to repent [syn: {impenitency}]
impenitency
1: the trait of refusing to repent [syn: {impenitence}]
impenitent
1: not penitent or remorseful [syn: {unrepentant}, {unremorseful}] [ant: {penitent}, {penitent}] 2: impervious to moral persuasion
impenitently
1: in an impenitent manner; "he repeated his position unrepentantly" [syn: {unrepentantly}] [ant: {penitently}, {penitently}]
imperative
1: requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" [ant: {beseeching}] 2: relating to verbs in the imp...
imperative mood
1: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior [syn: {imperative}, {jussive mood}]
imperatively
1: in an imperative and commanding manner [syn: {peremptorily}]
imperativeness
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...
imperceptible
1: impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses; "an imperceptible drop in temperature"; "an imperceptible nod"; "color is unperceivable to the touch" [syn: {unperceivable}] [ant: {percep...
imperceptibly
1: in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree; "the power of the Secretary of State in London increased gradually but imperceptibly" [syn: {unnoticeably}, {observably}] [ant: {perceptibl...
imperfect
1: not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect" [ant: {perfect}] 2: having the attributes of m...
imperfect tense
1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going [syn: {progressive}, {progressive tense}, {imperfect}, {continuous tense}]
imperfectability
1: the incapability of becoming perfect [syn: {imperfectibility}] [ant: {perfectibility}]
imperfectibility
1: the incapability of becoming perfect [syn: {imperfectability}] [ant: {perfectibility}]
imperfection
1: the state or an instance of being imperfect [syn: {imperfectness}] [ant: {perfection}]
imperfective
1: aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb [syn: {imperfective aspect}]
imperfective aspect
1: aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb [syn: {imperfective}]
imperfectly
1: in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen [syn: {amiss}] [ant: {perfectly}]
imperfectness
1: the state or an instance of being imperfect [syn: {imperfection}] [ant: {perfection}]
imperforate anus
1: a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening
imperforate hymen
1: hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood cannot flow out
imperial
1: relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial colony"; "the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire" 2: befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; "imperi...
imperial beard
1: a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III [syn: {imperial}]
Imperial capacity unit
1: a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet [syn: {British capacity unit}]
imperial elephant
1: largest known mammoth; of America [syn: {imperial mammoth}, {Archidiskidon imperator}]
Imperial gallon
1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters [syn: {gallon}, {congius}]
imperial mammoth
1: largest known mammoth; of America [syn: {imperial elephant}, {Archidiskidon imperator}]
imperial moth
1: large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees [syn: {Eacles imperialis}]
imperialism
1: a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries 2: a political orientation that advocates imperial interests 3: any instance of aggressive extension of authority
imperialist
1: of or relating to imperialism; "imperialistic wars" [syn: {imperialistic}] n : a believer in imperialism
imperialistic
1: of or relating to imperialism; "imperialistic wars" [syn: {imperialist}]
imperially
1: in an imperial manner; "imperially decreed"
imperil
1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardize}, {jeopardise}, {menace}, {threaten}, {peril}]
imperious
1: able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand" [syn: {masterful}]
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imperiously
1: in an imperious manner; "imperiously he cut her short"
imperiousness
1: the trait of being imperious and overbearing [syn: {domineeringness}, {overbearingness}]
imperishability
1: the property of being resistant to decay; "he advertised the imperishability of the product" [syn: {imperishingness}]
imperishable
1: not perishable [ant: {perishable}] 2: unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" [syn: {abiding}, {enduring}]
imperishingness
1: the property of being resistant to decay; "he advertised the imperishability of the product" [syn: {imperishability}]
impermanence
1: the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations [syn: {impermanency}] [ant: {permanence}]
impermanency
1: the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations [syn: {impermanence}] [ant: {permanence}]
impermanent
1: not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" [syn: {temporary}] [ant: {permane...
impermeability
1: the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid [syn: {impermeableness}] [ant: {permeability}]
impermeable
1: preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain" [ant: {permeable}]
impermeableness
1: the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid [syn: {impermeability}] [ant: {permeability}]
impermissibility
1: inadmissibility as a consequence of not being permitted [ant: {permissibility}]
impermissible
1: not permitted; "impermissible behavior" [ant: {permissible}] 2: not allowable
impermissibly
1: not permissibly; "the radon level in the basement was impermissibly high" [ant: {permissibly}]
impersonal
1: not relating to or responsive to individual persons; "an impersonal corporation"; "an impersonal remark" [ant: {personal}] 2: having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral obser...
impersonally
1: without warmth; "he treated his patients impersonally" [ant: {personally}] 2: in an impersonal manner; "when I told him about Russ I found it difficult to speak impersonally"
impersonate
1: assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" [syn: {portray}] 2: represent another person with comic intentions 3: pretend to be someone y...
impersonation
1: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect [syn: {caricature}, {imitation}] 2: pretending to be another person [syn: {imposture}] 3: imitating the mannerisms of another perso...
impersonator
1: someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another [syn: {imitator}]
impertinence
1: an impudent statement [syn: {impudence}, {cheek}] 2: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties [syn: {crust}, {gall}, {impudence}, {insolence}, {cheekiness}, {freshness}] ...
impertinent
1: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: {irreverent}, {pert}, {saucy}] 2: not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an ...
impertinently
1: in an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently" [syn: {saucily}, {pertly}, {freshly}, {impudently}]
imperturbability
1: calm and unruffled self-assurance; "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran" [syn: {coolness}, {imperturbableness}]
imperturbable
1: not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"...
imperturbableness
1: calm and unruffled self-assurance; "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran" [syn: {coolness}, {imperturbability}]
imperviable
1: not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument" [syn: {impervious}] [ant: {pervious}]
impervious
1: not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument" [syn: {imperviable}] [ant: {pervious}]
imperviousness
1: resistance to penetration by a liquid [syn: {impenetrability}] [ant: {penetrability}, {penetrability}]
impetigo
1: a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode
impetuosity
1: rash impulsiveness [syn: {impetuousness}]
impetuous
1: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "mad...
impetuously
1: in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions; "he often acts impulsively and later regrets it" [syn: {impulsively}]
impetus
1: a force that moves something along [syn: {drift}, {impulsion}] 2: the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" [syn: {impulse}, {impulsion}]
impiety
1: unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god [syn: {impiousness}] [ant: {piety}]
impinge
1: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" [syn: {encroach}, {entrench}, {trench}] 2: advance beyond the usual limit [syn: {e...
impinge on
1: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: {hit}, {strike}, {run into}, {collide with}] [ant: {miss}]
impingement
1: influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" [syn: {encroachment}, {impact}] 2: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something [...
impinging
1: the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" [syn: {contact}, {striking}]
impious
1: lacking piety or reverence for a god [ant: {pious}] 2: lacking due respect or dutifulness; "impious toward one's parents"; "an undutiful son" [syn: {undutiful}] 3: lacking piety and reverence for a...
impiously
1: in an impious manner; "the young members challenged their leader impiously" [ant: {piously}]
impiousness
1: unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god [syn: {impiety}] [ant: {piety}]
impish
1: naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter" [syn: {implike}, {mischievous}, {pixilated}, {prankish}, {puckish}]
impishly
1: in an appealing but bold manner; "she asked him impishly to come in" [syn: {puckishly}]
impishness
1: the trait of behaving like an imp [syn: {mischievousness}, {puckishness}, {whimsicality}]
implacable
1: impossible to placate; "an implacable enemy" [ant: {placable}]
implant
1: a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue v 1: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: {engraft}, {embed}, {...
implantation
1: (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals [syn: {nidation}] 2: the act of planting or setting in the ground 3: a s...
implanted
1: (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime...
implausibility
1: the quality of provoking disbelief [syn: {implausibleness}] [ant: {plausibility}]
implausible
1: having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse" [ant: {plausible}] 2: highly imaginative but unlikely; "a farfetched excuse"; "an implausible explanation" [syn: {...
implausibleness
1: the quality of provoking disbelief [syn: {implausibility}] [ant: {plausibility}]
implausibly
1: not easy to believe; "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains" [syn: {incredibly}, {improbably}, {unbelievably}] [ant: {believably}, {credibly...
implement
1: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end v 1: apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure" 2: ensure observance of laws and rules; "A...
implemental
1: serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime" [syn: {instrumental}]
implementation
1: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy" [syn: {execution}, {carrying out}] 2: the act of implementing (providing a p...
implemented
1: forced or compelled or put in force; "a life of enforced inactivity"; "enforced obedience" [syn: {enforced}] [ant: {unenforced}]
implements of war
1: weapons considered collectively [syn: {weaponry}, {arms}, {weapons system}, {munition}]
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