Webster's Dictionary 1913

1054

Importable (2)

Im‐port″a‐ble, a. [L. importabilis; pref. im- not + portabilis bearable: cf. OF. importable. See Portable.] Not to be endured; insupportable; intolerable. Chaucer. — Im‐port″a‐b...

1055

Importance

Im‐por″tance (?), n. [F. importance. See Important.] 1. The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance.Thy own importance know,Nor bound thy ...

1056

Importancy

Im‐por″tan‐cy (?), n. Importance; significance; consequence; that which is important. Shak. “Careful to conceal importancies.” Fuller.

1057

Important

Im‐por″tant (?), a. [F. important. See Import, v. t.] 1. Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.Thou hast strength as muchAs serves to ...

1058

Importantly

Im‐por″tant‐ly, adv. In an important manner.

1059

Importation

Im′por‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. importation. See Import, v. t.] 1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering.2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country o...

1060

Importer

Im‐port″er (?), n. One who imports; the merchant who brings goods into a country or state; — opposed to exporter.

1061

Importing

Im‐port″ing, a. Full of meaning. Shak.

1062

Importless

Im‐port″less, a. Void of meaning. Shak.

1063

Importunable

Im‐por″tu‐na‐ble (?), a. Heavy; insupportable. Sir T. More.

1064

Importunacy

Im‐por″tu‐na‐cy (?), n. [From Importunate.] The quality of being importunate; importunateness.

1065

Importunate

Im‐por″tu‐nate (ĭm‐pôr″tū̍‐nā̍t), a. [See Importune.] 1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an importunate pe...

1066

Importunator

Im‐por″tu‐na′tor (–nā′tẽr), n. One who importunes; an importuner. Sir E. Sandys.

1067

Importune

Im′por‐tune″ (ĭm′pŏr‐tūn″), a. [F. importun, L. importunus; pref. im- not + a derivative from the root of portus harbor, importunus therefore orig. meaning, hard of access. See ...

1068

Importune (2)

Im′por‐tune″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Importuned (–tūnd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Importuning.] [From Importune, a.: cf. F. importuner.] 1. To request or solicit, with urgency; to press with...

1069

Importune (3)

Im′por‐tune″, v. i. To require; to demand.We shall write to you,As time and our concernings shall importune. Shak.

1070

Importunely

Im′por‐tune″ly, adv. In an importune manner.

1071

Importuner

Im′por‐tun″er (?), n. One who importunes.

1072

Importunity

Im′por‐tu″ni‐ty (?), n.; pl.Importunities (#). [L. importunitas unsuitableness, rudeness: cf. F. importunité.] The quality of being importunate; pressing or pertinacious solicit...

1073

Importuous

Im‐por″tu‐ous (?), a. [L. importuosus; pref. im- not + portuosus abounding in harbors, fr. portus harbor.] Without a port or harbor.

1074

Imposable

Im‐pos″a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. imposable.] Capable of being imposed or laid on. Hammond.

1075

Imposableness

Im‐pos″a‐ble‐ness, n. Quality of being imposable.

1076

Impose

Im‐pose″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Imposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Imposing.] [F. imposer; pref. im- in + poser to place. See Pose, v. t.] 1. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to de...

1077

Impose (2)

Im‐pose″, v. i. To practice tricks or deception.To impose onorupon, to pass or put a trick on; to delude. “He imposes on himself, and mistakes words for things.” Locke.

1078

Impose (3)

Im‐pose″, n. A command; injunction. Shak.

1079

Imposement

Im‐pose″ment (?), n. Imposition.

1080

Imposer

Im‐pos″er (?), n. One who imposes.The imposers of these oaths might repent. Walton.