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nounThe quality of being impressive.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pres-
- Proto-Italic*pres-
- Latinpremō
- Latinimprimō
- Latinimpressus
- Middle Englishimpressen
- Englishimpress
- Englishimpressive
- Englishimpressiveness
From impressive + -ness.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian внушителност
- внушителност (vnušitelnost)the quality of being impressive
Czech působivost
- působivostthe quality of being impressive
Finnish vaikuttavuus
- vaikuttavuusthe quality of being impressive
Lithuanian įspūdingùmas
- įspūdingùmasthe quality of being impressive
Māori marutunatanga
- marutunatangathe quality of being impressive
Romanian caracter impresionant, caracter mișcător
- caracter impresionantthe quality of being impressive
- caracter mișcătorthe quality of being impressive
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impressiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impressiveness
“impressiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impressiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impressiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impressiveness.
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