| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. [2 definitions] |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; not precise; vague. |
| imprecision |
the condition or quality of being imprecise. [2 definitions] |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. [2 definitions] |
| impregnable2 |
capable of being impregnated or fertilized, as an egg. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. [2 definitions] |
| impresario |
one who sponsors, produces, or manages public entertainments or entertainers, esp. one who directs or arranges tours for an opera company. [2 definitions] |
| imprescriptible |
in law, not subject to legal acquisition through long use or possession. |
| impress1 |
to cause or try to cause a deep mental or emotional effect in. [6 definitions] |
| impress2 |
to force into military service, esp. sea duty. |
| impression |
a strong feeling or idea resulting from experience or perception. [5 definitions] |
| impressionable |
readily influenced; affected by suggestion; suggestible. |
| impressionism |
(often cap.) a style of painting, originating in France in the late nineteenth century, directed toward capturing the vitality of a subject through observing the play of colored light and shadow upon it and painting quickly, using short brush strokes and unmixed colors. [2 definitions] |
| impressive |
able to make a strong or lasting impact on the mind or emotions; striking. |
| imprimatur |
an official license to print or publish, esp. one issued by the Roman Catholic censor. [2 definitions] |
| imprint |
a mark or figure made by pressing or printing on a surface. [5 definitions] |
| imprinting |
in animal and human behavior, a period of rapid learning early in life that established permanent connections with other beings or objects, and thus determines certain patterns of behavior. |
| imprison |
to put or keep in a prison or other place of confinement. [2 definitions] |
| improbability |
the condition or state of being unlikely to occur. [2 definitions] |
| improbable |
unlikely to occur or to be true. |
| impromptu |
thought of, made, or done without plan, preparation, or practice; spontaneous or improvised. [3 definitions] |