Meanings
- rareuncountableA lack of impression; the state of being unimpressed.
The very reception of impression at all, indeed, denotes the Unlikeness to a previous state of unimpressedness.
1860, Sara Sophia Hennell, Thoughts in aid of faithSynonyms: unimpression
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA lack of impression; the state of being unimpressed.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishimpressed
- Englishunimpressed
- Englishunimpressedness
From unimpressed + -ness. Attested since the 19th century.
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unimpressedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unimpressedness
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