imponent

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adjective

That imposes a rule.

OriginLatin impōnēns →
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Meanings

adjectiveimponent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat imposes a rule.
nounimponent (plural imponents)

plural imponents

  1. One who imposes a rule.

Origin

  1. Latinimpōnēns“laying aside”
  2. Englishimponent

From Latin impōnēns (“laying aside”), present active participle of impōnō (“to put upon”), from im- + pōnō (“put, place”).

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APA

imponent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imponent

MLA

“imponent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imponent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imponent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imponent.

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