Webster's Dictionary 1913

1135

Impregnation

Im′preg‐na″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. imprégnation, LL. impraegnatio.] 1. The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated; fecundation.2. (Biol.) The fusion of a female germ...

1136

Imprejudicate

Im′pre‐ju″di‐cate (?), a. Not prejudged; unprejudiced; impartial. Sir T. Browne.

1137

Imprenable

Im‐pre″na‐ble (?), a. Impregnable.

1138

Impreparation

Im‐prep′a‐ra″tion (?), n. Want of preparation. Hooker.

1139

Impresa

‖Im‐pre″sa (ē̍m‐prā″sȧ), n. [It. See Emprise, and cf. Impress, n., 4.] (Her.) A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the like. [Written also imprese and impress...

1140

Impresario

‖Im′pre‐sa″ri‐o (?), n.; pl.Impresarios (#). [It., from impresa enterprise.] The projector, manager, or conductor, of an opera or concert company.

1141

Imprescriptibility

Im′pre‐scrip′ti‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. imprescriptibilité.] The quality of being imprescriptible.

1142

Imprescriptible

Im′pre‐scrip″ti‐ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + prescriptible: cf. F. imprescriptible.] 1. Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by the claims of another ...

1143

Imprescriptibly

Im′pre‐scrip″ti‐bly, adv. In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.

1144

Imprese

Im‐prese″ (?), n. A device. See Impresa.An imprese, as the Italians call it, is a device in picture with his motto or word, borne by noble or learned personages. Camden.

1145

Impress

Im‐press″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Impressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Impressing.] [L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere to impress; pref. im- in, on + premere to press. See Press to sque...

1146

Impress (2)

Im‐press″, v. i. To be impressed; to rest.Such fiendly thoughts in his heart impress. Chaucer.

1147

Impress (3)

Im″press (?), n.; pl.Impresses (�). 1. The act of impressing or making.2. A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure o...

1148

Impressibility

Im‐press′i‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality of being impressible; susceptibility.

1149

Impressible

Im‐press″i‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. impressible.] Capable of being impressed; susceptible; sensitive. — Im‐press″i‐ble‐ness, n. — Im‐press″i‐bly, adv.

1150

Impression

Im‐pres″sion (?), n. [F. impression, L. impressio.] 1. The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by extern...

1151

Impressionability

Im‐pres′sion‐a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality of being impressionable.

1152

Impressionable

Im‐pres″sion‐a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. impressionnable.] Liable or subject to impression; capable of being molded; susceptible; impressible.He was too impressionable; he had too muc...

1153

Impressionableness

Im‐pres″sion‐a‐ble‐ness, n. The quality of being impressionable.

1154

Impressionism

Im‐pres″sion‐ism (?), n. [F. impressionnisme.] (Fine Arts) The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; — a disignation of a re...

1155

Impressionist

Im‐pres″sion‐ist, n. [F. impressionniste.] (Fine Arts) One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism, so called.

1156

Impressionistic

Im‐pres′sion‐is″tic (?), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism.

1157

Impressionless

Im‐pres″sion‐less, a. Having the quality of not being impressed or affected; not susceptible.

1158

Impressive

Im‐press″ive (ĭm‐prĕs″ĭv), a. [Cf. F. impressif.] 1. Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the se...

1159

Impressment

Im‐press″ment (ĭm‐prĕs″ment), n. The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing into public service; compulsion to serve; as, the impressment of provisions or of sailors.Th...

1160

Impressor

Im‐press″or (ĭm‐prĕs″ẽr), n. One who, or that which, impresses. Boyle.

1161

Impressure

Im‐pres″sure (ĭm‐prĕsh″ụr; 135), n. [Cf. OF. impressure, LL. impressura.] Dent; impression. Shak.