English dictionary — definitions & meanings

immort

noun

An immortal; an administrator of a multi-user dungeon.

immortal

adj

Living forever; never dying.

immortalise

verb

To give unending life to, to make immortal.

immortality

noun

The state of living forever, never dying.

immortalize

verb

To remove the effects of normal apoptosis.

immotile

adj

Not motile (lacking the ability to move)

immotility

noun

a lack of motility; the inability to move

immovable

adj

Not able to be physically moved; fixed in place.

immune

adj

Protected against a disease, usually through vaccination or prior infection.

immunisation

noun

The process of immunising signalling and traction power supplies so they don't interfere with each other.

immunity

noun

The body's ability to resist a particular disease.

immunization

noun

The process by which a person is safely exposed in a controlled manner to a material that is designed to prime their immune system against that material.

immunize

verb

To make someone or something immune to something.

immure

verb

To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.

immurement

noun

Capital punishment, human sacrifice or life imprisonment by entombing for life or sealing behind walls.

immutable

adj

Unable to be changed.

immy

name

A diminutive of the female given name Imogen.

IMO

abbreviation

Written before or after a statement to mark it as a personal view rather than a fact.

Imogen

name

A female given name popularized by Shakespeare in his play Cymbeline.

imp

noun

A small, mischievous supernatural creature, like a minor demon.

impact

noun

The force of one object striking another; a collision.

impacted

adj

Having been struck by, or affected by, an impact.

impactful

adjective

Having a strong effect on people or on a situation.

impair

verb

To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.

impaired

adj

Weakened or made less effective.

impairment

noun

A weakening or reduction in how well something functions.

impala

noun

A slender African antelope known for its powerful leaps and the male's curved horns.

impale

verb

To pierce something through with a long, pointed object.

impaled

adj

Pierced through by something sharp.

impalpable

adj

Incapable of being touched or felt; incorporeal, intangible.

impanel

verb

To enrol (jurors), e.g. from a jury pool; to register (the names of jurors) on a "panel" or official list.

impapyrated

adj

Written or recorded on or as if on papyrus.

imparity

noun

inability to be divided into equal parts

impart

verb

To pass on knowledge, advice, or a quality to someone.

impartation

noun

the act of imparting something, or the thing imparted

impartial

adj

Treating everyone fairly and equally, without favoring one side.

impartiality

noun

The quality of being impartial; fairness.

imparting

noun

communication (a giving or sharing of information etc)

impassable

adj

Impossible to travel through or across.

impasse

noun

A situation where no further progress can be made; a deadlock.

impassion

verb

make passionate, instill passion in

impassioned

adj

Full of strong feeling; delivered with intense emotion.

impassive

adj

Having, or revealing, no emotion.

impassiveness

noun

The state of being impassive.

impassivity

noun

The state of being impassive.

impatience

noun

A lack of patience; restlessness or irritation at delay.

impatient

adj

Not willing to wait calmly; easily irritated by delay.

impatiently

adv

In an impatient way.

impeach

verb

To formally charge a public official with misconduct, often as a step toward removing them from office.

impeachment

noun

The formal process of charging a public official with serious misconduct.

impeccability

noun

The property of being impeccable.

impeccable

adj

Flawless; without any mistakes or faults.

impeccably

adv

In a flawless, perfect manner.

impecuniosity

noun

The state of being impecunious; impecuniousness

impecuniousness

noun

The property of being impecunious.

impedance

noun

The act of impeding; that which impedes; a hindrance.

impede

verb

To slow down or get in the way of progress.

impediment

noun

Something that blocks or slows progress.

impel

verb

To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.

impelling

adj

Causing forward motion or action.

impending

adj

About to happen soon, often something unwelcome.

impenetrability

noun

The characteristic of being impenetrable; invulnerability.

impenetrable

adj

Impossible to pass through or enter.

impenitent

adj

Not penitent; specifically (Christianity), not repenting of one's sins; unrepentant.

imperate

verb

To rule, govern.

imperation

noun

The action of governing or commanding; governance.

imperative

adj

Extremely important; essential.

imperativeness

noun

The state or condition of being imperative.

imperator

noun

The reigning emperor; Male equivalent of Imperatrix

imperatrix

name

The reigning empress; Female equivalent of Imperator.

imperceptible

adj

Not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.

imperceptibly

adv

Not noticeably; such that it cannot be detected, through being too small or too fast, etc.

imperfect

adj

Not perfect; having flaws.

imperfection

noun

The state or quality of being imperfect or flawed.

imperfectly

adv

In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.

imperfectness

noun

The state of being imperfect.

imperial

adj

Relating to an empire, or to an emperor or empress.

imperialism

noun

A policy of extending a country's power over other nations through conquest, control, or economic dominance.

imperialist

adj

Relating to or supporting imperialism.

imperialistic

adj

Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.

imperially

adv

In an imperial manner.

imperil

verb

To put into peril; to place in danger.

imperiled

adj

at risk of becoming extinct

imperious

adj

Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.

imperishable

adj

Not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently.

imperium

noun

Supreme power; dominion.

impermanence

noun

Lack of permanence or continued duration.

impermanent

adj

not permanent; unperpetual.

impermeable

adj

Impossible to permeate.

impermissible

adj

Not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed.

impersonal

adj

Not personal or individual; without warmth, feeling, or a personal connection.

impersonate

verb

To pretend to be someone else, often to deceive or entertain.

impersonation

noun

The act of pretending to be another person, or a performance imitating someone.

impersonator

noun

A performer who imitates other people, especially celebrities, for entertainment.

imperspicuous

adj

vague; unclear; lacking clarity

impertinence

noun

Rudeness or disrespect, especially from someone speaking out of turn.

impertinent

adj

Rude or disrespectful, especially in a way that oversteps one's place.

imperturbable

adj

Not capable of being, or not easily, perturbed, excited, or upset; calm and collected, even under pressure.

impervious

adj

Not affected or bothered by something, such as criticism or emotion.

impetuous

adj

Acting suddenly and without careful thought, often forcefully.

impetuously

adv

In an impetuous manner; with sudden force

impetus

noun

Something that drives or encourages an action to happen; a driving force.

impious

adj

Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god.

impish

adj

Mischievous; of or befitting an imp.

impishness

noun

The state or quality of being impish; mischievousness.

implacable

adj

Unable to be calmed or satisfied; unrelenting in hostility or determination.

implant

verb

To fix something firmly and deeply in place, often figuratively.

implantation

noun

The way in which an organ, bone, muscle etc. becomes inserted into its set place.

implausible

adj

Hard to believe; unlikely to be true.

implement

verb

To put a plan, decision, or system into actual practice.

implementation

noun

The process of putting a plan or idea into practice.

implicate

verb

To show that someone is involved in something wrong or criminal.

implication

noun

A possible or likely consequence of an action or decision.

implicative

adj

Tending to implicate or to imply; pertaining to implication.

implicature

noun

An implied meaning that does not semantically entail.

implicit

adj

Suggested or understood without being directly stated.

implicit bias

noun

An attitude or stereotype about a group of people that affects someone's judgements and actions without them being aware of it or intending it.

implicitly

adv

In a way that is understood without being stated directly.

implicitness

noun

The state or quality of being implicit.

implied

adj

Suggested or hinted at rather than clearly stated.

implode

verb

To collapse violently inward.

imploded

adj

Having collapsed violently inward.

imploration

noun

The action of imploring; begging, beseeching.

imploratory

adj

Entreating, supplicatory.

implore

verb

To beg someone earnestly to do something.

imploring

noun

The act of one who implores; imploration.

implosion

noun

The act of collapsing violently inward.

imply

verb

To suggest something indirectly without stating it outright.

implying

noun

The act of suggesting something without stating it directly.

impolite

adj

Not polite; rude or lacking in good manners.

impolitely

adv

In an impolite manner; uncivilly; rudely.

impoliteness

noun

The state of being impolite; incivility; rudeness.

impolitic

adj

Not in accordance with good policy.

import

noun

A product or good brought into a country from abroad for sale.

importance

noun

The quality of being significant, valuable, or worthy of attention.

importancy

noun

Importance; significance.

important

adj

Having real significance, value, or influence.

importantly

adv

Used to highlight a point as especially significant.

importation

noun

The act or an instance of importing.

importer

noun

A person or company that brings goods into a country for sale.

importune

verb

To bother, irritate, trouble.

importuning

noun

The act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment.

impose

verb

To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.

imposing

adj

Impressive in size, appearance, or manner; commanding respect.

imposition

noun

An unwelcome demand or burden placed on someone.

impossibility

noun

Something that cannot happen or be done.

impossible

adj

Not able to happen or be done.

impossibly

adv

To an extreme or unbelievable degree; used to emphasise how extraordinary something is.

imposter

noun

A person who pretends to be someone else, or to have a position or qualification they do not have, in order to deceive people.

imposter syndrome

noun

The persistent feeling that your achievements are undeserved and that you will eventually be exposed as a fraud, despite clear evidence that you are competent.