impracticable |
not capable of being put into practice or carried out. |
impractical |
not useful or wise to put into practice; not workable. [2 definitions] |
imprecate |
to invoke (a curse, disaster, or the like) on another. |
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 a strong or particular opinion or emotional feeling in. [7 definitions] |
impress2 |
to force into military service, esp. sea duty. |
impressed |
having a strong, lasting, or favorable feeling about someone or something as a response to having met or encountered that person or thing. |
impression |
a strong feeling or idea resulting from experience or perception. [6 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. |