Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z impressedly In the manner of an impression or stamp. impresser One who impresses. impressibility The quality of being impressible. impressible Capable of being impressed; susceptible of receiving impression. impressibleness The state of being impressible; impressibility. impressibly In an impressible manner. impressingly In an impressing manner. impression The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another. impressionability The quality of being impressionable. impressionable Being easily influenced (especially of young people). impressionableness The quality of being impressionable. impressionably In an impressionable manner. impressional Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of an impression. impressionary Of or relating to impressionism; impressionistic. impressioner One who impressions (manipulates a key in a lock to aid in creating a duplicate). impressionism An art movement characterized by visible brushstrokes, ordinary subject matter, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities. impressionist One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism. impressionistic Pertaining to or characterized by impressionism. impressionistically In an impressionistic manner. impressionless unimpressed or unaffected impressive Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. impressively In an impressive manner; forcibly. impressiveness The quality of being impressive. impressivity The quality of being impressive. impressment The act of seizing for public use; impressing into public service, especially military service and (most often) naval service. impressor One who, or that which, impresses. impresstaurant An upscale restaurant where one might take somebody to impress them. impressum A statement of the ownership and authorship of a document, which must be included in books, newspapers, magazines and websites published in Germany and certain other German-speaking countries. impressure dent; impression imprest An advance of funds, especially to a government service or employee. imprestable Not payable. impreventable Not preventable; inevitable. imprevisibility The quality of being imprevisible or unforeseeable; unpredictability. imprevisible unforeseeable imprimatur An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies. imprimatura An initial stain of color painted on a ground. imprime To drive (a hunted animal) out of its shelter. imprimery Synonym of printer, printing house, &c., a self-employed printer or printing establishment. imprimis In the first place (used to introduce a list of items or considerations). imprimitive not primitive imprimitivity The condition of being imprimitive imprint An impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark. imprintability The quality of being imprintable. imprintable Capable of being imprinted. imprinted Stamped or impressed. imprintee The object of imprinting; the person or thing on which something imprints. imprinter A device that imprints. imprintery Synonym of printing. imprinting Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior. imprintome A subset of a genome that contains only imprinted genes imprison To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will. imprisonable Capable of being imprisoned. imprisoner One who imprisons. imprisonment A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime. impro Improv (improvisation). improbability The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood. improbable Not likely to be true. improbableness The quality of being improbable. improbably In an improbable manner; without probability. improbate To disallow, disqualify, or annul. improbation disapproval improbative Implying, or showing, improbation; disapproving. improbatory disapproving improbity A lack of probity or integrity; dishonesty. improcreant That does not procreate. improcurability Synonym of unprocurability. improcurable Synonym of unprocurable. improducible Not capable of being produced. improductively unproductively improficiency Lack of proficiency. improfitability Synonym of unprofitability. improfitable Synonym of unprofitable. improgressive Not progressive. improgressively In an improgressive manner. improgressiveness The quality of being improgressive. improlific not prolific impromanga A comic story told in relay format. Typically, one person begins the story, taking it to a cliffhanger ending. Later artists then follow up the story taking it in new and different directions. impromidine A histamine H₂ receptor agonist, used diagnostically as a gastric secretion indicator. improminent Not prominent. imprompt Not prompt; delayed. impromptu Improvised; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal. impromptuly In an impromptu manner; impromptu. improper Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt. improperation A reproach; an instance of upbraiding or contumely. Improperia A series of antiphons and responses expressing the remonstrance of Jesus Christ with his people, usually sung on Good Friday. improperly In an improper manner; not properly. improperness The quality of being improper. improperty impropriety impropitious Not propitious; unfavourable. improportionable Not proportionable. improportionate Not proportionate. impropriate To appropriate for private use. impropriation The act of impropriating; putting an ecclesiastical benefice or tithes in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation. impropriator A layperson in possession of ecclesiastical property. impropriatrix A female impropriator. impropriety The condition of being improper. improsperity Lack of prosperity. improsperous not prosperous improsulfan An alkylsulfonate compound. improtected Synonym of unprotected. improv Improvisation. improvability The condition of being improvable improvable Capable of being improved. improvableness Quality of being improvable; capability of improvement. improvably So as to permit improvement. improval improvement improve To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something). improved That has been made better; enhanced. improvement The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering improver Something that, or someone who, improves something. improvership A course of further education in a trade, like an apprenticeship but for a person previously trained. improvided Unforeseen. improvidence The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift. improvident failing to provide for the future; reckless improvidentially improvidently; not providentially improvidently In an improvident manner. improving That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person). improvingly In a manner that tends to improve (especially, (dated), to educate or morally better a person). improvisable Able to be improvised. improvisate To improvise improvisation The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously improvisational Having the nature of an improvisation. improvisationalist One who uses improvisational methods. improvisationally In an improvisational way. improvisatize To improvise; to extemporize. improvisator Someone who improvises; improviser. improvisatore An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem. improvisatorial Synonym of improvisatory. improvisatorially By improvisation. improvisatorily By improvisation. improvisatorize Synonym of improvise. improvisatory Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of improvisation. improvisatrice A female improvisatore. improvisatrix A female that improvises. improvise To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan. improvised Created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed. improvisedly In an improvised manner. improviser One who improvises. improvising improvisation improvision the lack of provision, a failure to provide something improviso Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous. imprudence The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection. imprudency The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness. imprudent Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions. imprudential Synonym of imprudent. imprudently Without prudence; in an imprudent manner. imprudentness The quality of being imprudent. impship The state of being an imp. Impson A surname transferred from the given name. impsonite A black carbonaceous substance, believed to be derived from a fluid bitumen which polymerized after filling a vein.