Dictionary

impressive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Latin impressusder. Middle English impressen English impress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English impressive From impress + -ive.

Meanings

1. Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
   • an impressive speech
   • an impressive movie
2. Capable of being impressed.
3. Appealing.

Forms

Antonyms

unimpressive

Deriveds

impressively · impressiveness · impressivity

Relateds

impression

Synonyms

gee whiz · stupendous · lordly · imposing

Translations (60)

ro atrăgător (appealing) · nl indrukwekkend (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · cs působivý (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · es impresionante (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · de eindrucksvoll (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · tr etkileyici (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · nl imposant (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · fr épatant (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · uk вража́ючий (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · it notevole (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · ro impresionant (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · it impressionante (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · es apelativo (appealing) · nl onder de indruk (capable of being impressed) · gl impresionante (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · ro mișcător (appealing) · no imponerende (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · ru впечатли́тельный (capable of being impressed) · hu impresszív (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · ko 인상적 (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · rsk упечатлїви (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · it spettacolare (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · pl imponujący (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · pt impressionante (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · cmn 令人印象深刻 (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · ja 印象的な (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · fa چشمگیر (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · ga iontach (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · ast impresionante (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · sv maffig (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · be уража́льны (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · is tilkomumikill (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · eo impona (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · fi vaikuttava (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · ka შთამბეჭდავი (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · es halagüeño (appealing) · fi muhkea (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · fr impressionnant (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · ru внуши́тельный (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · he מרשים (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · pdt oppfaulent (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · ca impressionant (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · de imposant (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · hy տպավորիչ (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · pdt be'endrucksvoll (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · es impresivo (appealing) · cs vnímavý (capable of being impressed) · yi אײַנדרוקספֿול (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · it eccitante (appealing) · bg впечатлителен (capable of being impressed) · bg впечатляващ (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · de beeindruckend (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · el εντυπωσιακός (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · ru впечатля́ющий (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · sv imponerande (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · id impresif (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · ro mișcător (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · sq madhështor (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress) · fr impressionnable (capable of being impressed) · mt impressjonanti (making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress)