IMPRESSIBILITYIm*press`i*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being impressible; susceptibility.
IMPRESSIBLEIm*press"i*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. impressible.]
Defn: Capable of being impressed; susceptible; sensitive.— Im*press"i*ble*ness, n.— Im*press"i*bly, adv.
IMPRESSIONIm*pres"sion, n. Etym: [F. impression, L. impressio.]
1. The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence.
2. That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation; sensible result of an influence exerted from without. The stamp and clear impression of good sense. Cowper. To shelter us from impressions of weather, we must spin, we must weave, we must build. Barrow.
3. That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon. [Obs.] Portentous blaze of comets and impressions in the air. Milton. A fiery impression falling from out of Heaven. Holland.
4. Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern. Reid. His words impression left. Milton. Such terrible impression made the dream. Shak. I have a father's dear impression, And wish, before I fall into my grave, That I might see her married. Ford.
5. An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.
6. Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery. Which must be read with an impression. Milton.
7. (Print.)
Defn: The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time. Ten impressions which his books have had. Dryden.
8. In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house painting and the like. [R.]
9. (Engraving)
Defn: A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the like. Proof impression, one of the early impressions taken from an engraving, before the plate or block is worn.
IMPRESSIONABILITYIm*pres`sion*a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being impressionable.
IMPRESSIONABLEIm*pres"sion*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. impressionnable.]
Defn: Liable or subject to impression; capable of being molded;susceptible; impressible.He was too impressionable; he had too much of the temperament ofgenius. Motley.A pretty face and an impressionable disposition. T. Hook.
IMPRESSIONABLENESSIm*pres"sion*a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being impressionable.
IMPRESSIONISMIm*pres"sion*ism, n. Etym: [F. impressionnisme.] (Fine Arts)
Defn: The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; — a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and etching.
IMPRESSIONISTIm*pres"sion*ist, n. Etym: [F. impressionniste.] (Fine Arts)
Defn: One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism, so called.
IMPRESSIONISTICIm*pres`sion*is"tic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism.
IMPRESSIONLESSIm*pres"sion*less, a.
Defn: Having the quality of not being impressed or affected; not susceptible.
IMPRESSIVEIm*press"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. impressif.]
1. Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.
2. Capable of being impressed. [Obs.] Drayton. - Im*press"ive*ly, adv. — Im*press"ive*ness, n.
IMPRESSMENTIm*press"ment, n.
Defn: The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing into public service; compulsion to serve; as, the impressment of provisions or of sailors. The great scandal of our naval service — impressment — died a protracted death. J. H. Burton.
IMPRESSORIm*press"or, n. Etym: [LL., a printer.]
Defn: One who, or that which, impresses. Boyle.
IMPRESSUREIm*pres"sure, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. impressure, LL. impressura.]
Defn: Dent; impression. [Obs.] Shak.
IMPRESTIm*prest" (, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imprested; p. pr. & vb. n.Impresting.] Etym: [Pref. im- + prest: cf. It. imprestare. See Prest,n.]
Defn: To advance on loan. Burke.
IMPRESTIm"prest, n. Etym: [Cf. It. impresto, imprestito, LL. impraestitum.See Imprest, v. t., and Impress compulsion to serve.]
Defn: A kind of earnest money; loan; — specifically, money advanced for some public service, as in enlistment. Burke. The clearing of their imprests for what little of their debts they have received. Pepys.
IMPREVALENCE; IMPREVALENCYIm*prev"a*lence, Im*prev"a*len*cy, n.
Defn: Want of prevalence. [Obs.]
IMPREVENTABILITYIm`pre*vent`a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being impreventable. [R.]
IMPREVENTABLEIm`pre*vent"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not preventable; invitable.
IMPRIMATURIm`pri*ma"tur, n. Etym: [L., let it be printed.] (Law)
Defn: A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published.
IMPRIMERY Im*prim"er*y, n. Etym: [F. imprimerie, fr. imprimer to imprint.] [Obs.] (a) A print; impression. (b) A printing establishment. (c) The art of printing.
IMPRIMINGIm*prim"ing, n.
Defn: A begining. [Obs.] "Their springings and imprimings." Sir H.Wotton.
IMPRIMIS Im*pri"mis, adv. Etym: [L., for in primis among the first, chiefly; in in + primus first.]
Defn: In the first place; first in order.
IMPRINT Im*print", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imptrinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprinting.] Etym: [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st In-, Print, and cf. Impress.]
1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp. And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands. Prior.
2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something). Nature imprints upon whate'er we see, That has a heart and life in it, "Be free." Cowper.
3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; toimpress.Ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his mind.Locke.
IMPRINT Im"print, n. Etym: [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See Imprint, v. t.]
Defn: Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet. "That imprint of their hands." Buckle.
IMPRISONIm*pris"on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprisoned; p. pr. & vb. n.Imprisoning.] Etym: [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F. emprisonner;pref. en- (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See Prison.]
1. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine. He imprisoned was in chains remediles. Spenser.
2. To limit, restrain, or confine in any way. Try to imprison the resistless wind. Dryden.
Syn.— To incarcerate; confine; immure.
IMPRISONERIm*pris"on*er, n.
Defn: One who imprisons.
IMPRISONMENTIm*pris"on ment, n. Etym: [OE. enprisonment; F. emprisonnement.]
Defn: The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned;confinement; restraint.His sinews waxen weak and raw Through long imprisonment and hardconstraint. Spenser.Every confinement of the person is an imprisonment, whether it be ina common prison, or in a private house, or even by foreibly detainingone in the public streets. Blackstone.False imprisonment. (Law) See under False.
Syn.— Incarceration; custody; confinement; durance; restraint.
IMPROBABILITY Im*prob`a*bil"i*ty, n.; pl. Improbabilities. Etym: [Cf. F. improbabilité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood; also, that which is improbable; an improbable event or result.
IMPROBABLE Im*prob"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. improbabilis; pref. im- not + probabilis probable: cf. F. improbable. See Probable.]
Defn: Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an improbable story or event. He . . . sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an improbable letter, as some of the contents discover. Milton. — Im*prob"a*ble*ness, n. — Im*prob"a*bly, adv.
IMPROBATE Im"pro*bate, v. t. Etym: [L. improbatus, p. p. of improbare to disapprove; pref. im- not + probare to approve.]
Defn: To disapprove of; to disallow. [Obs.]
IMPROBATIONIm`pro*ba"tion, n. Etym: [L. improbatio.]
1. The act of disapproving; disapprobation.
2. (Scots Law)
Defn: The act by which falsehood and forgery are proved; an action brought for the purpose of having some instrument declared false or forged. Bell.
IMPROBATIVE; IMPROBATORYIm"pro*ba*tive, Im"pro*ba`to*ry, a.
Defn: Implying, or tending to, improbation.
IMPROBITY Im*prob"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. improbitas; pref. im- not + probitas probity: cf. F. improbité.]
Defn: Lack of probity; want of integrity or rectitude; dishonesty.Persons . . . cast out for notorious improbity. Hooker.
IMPROFICIENCE; IMPROFICIENCYIm`pro*fi"cience, Im`pro*fi"cien*cy, n.
Defn: Want of proficiency. [R.] Bacon.
IMPROFITABLE Im*prof"it*a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + profitable: cf. F. improfitable.]
Defn: Unprofitable. [Obs.]
IMPROGRESSIVEIm`pro*gress"ive, a.
Defn: Not progressive. De Quincey.— Im"pro*gress"ive*ly, adv.
IMPROLIFIC Im`pro*lif"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + prolific: cf. F. improlifique.]
Defn: Not prolific. [Obs.] E. Waterhouse.
IMPROLIFICATEIm`pro*lif"ic*ate, v. t. Etym: [Pref. im- in + prolificate.]
Defn: To impregnate. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
IMPROMPTIm*prompt", a.
Defn: Not ready. [R.] Sterne.
IMPROMPTU Im*promp"tu, adv. or a. Etym: [F. impromptu, fr. L. in promptu in readiness, at hand; in in + promptus visibility, readiness, from promptus visible, ready. See Prompt.]
Defn: Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse.
IMPROMPTUIm*promp"tu, n.
1. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece.
IMPROPER Im*prop"er, a. Etym: [F. impropre, L. improprius; pref. im- not + proprius proper. See Proper.]
1. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress. Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service, Improper for a slave. Shak. And to their proper operation still, Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill. Pope.
2. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common. [Obs.] Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry. J. Fletcher.
3. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous. Improper diphthong.See under Diphthong.— Improper feud, an originalfeud, not earned by military service.Mozley & W.— Improper fraction. See under Fraction.
IMPROPERIm*prop"er, v. t.
Defn: To appropriate; to limit. [Obs.] He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor. Jewel.
IMPROPERATIONIm*prop`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. improperare, improperatum, to taunt.]
Defn: The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt. [Obs.]Improperatios and terms of scurrility. Sir T. Browne
IMPROPERIAIm`pro*pe"ri*a, n. pl. Etym: [L., reproaches.] (Mus.)
Defn: A series of antiphons and responses, expressing the sorrowful remonstrance of our Lord with his people; — sung on the morning of the Good Friday in place of the usual daily Mass of the Roman ritual. Grove.
IMPROPERLYIm*prop"er*ly, adv.
Defn: In an improper manner; not properly; unsuitably; unbecomingly.
IMPROPERTYIm*prop"er*ty, n.
Defn: Impropriety. [Obs.]
IMPROPITIOUSIm`pro*pi"tious, a.
Defn: Unpropitious; unfavorable. [Obs.] "Dreams were impropitious."Sir H. Wotton.
IMPROPORTIONABLEIm`pro*por"tion*a*ble, a.
Defn: Not proportionable. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
IMPROPORTIONATEIm`pro*por"tion*ate, a.
Defn: Not proportionate. [Obs.]
IMPROPRIATEIm*pro"pri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impropriated; p. pr. & vb. n.Impropriating.] Etym: [Pref. im- in + L. propriatus, p. p. ofpropriare to appropriate. See Appropriate.]
1. To appropriate to one's self; to assume. [Obs.] To impropriate the thanks to himself. Bacon.
2. (Eng. Eccl. Law)
Defn: To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement.
IMPROPRIATEIm*pro"pri*ate, v. i.
Defn: To become an impropriator. [R.]
IMPROPRIATEIm*pro"pri*ate, a. (Eng. Eccl. Law)
Defn: Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated.
IMPROPRIATIONIm*pro`pri*a"tion, n.
1. The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.
2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) (a) The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation. (b) A benefice in the hands of a layman, or of a lay corporation.
IMPROPRIATORIm*pro"pri*a`tor, n.
Defn: One who impropriates; specifically, a layman in possession of church property.
IMPROPRIATRIXIm*pro`pri*a"trix, n.; pl. E. -trixes, L. -trices (.
Defn: A female impropriator.
IMPROPRIETYIm`pro*pri"e*ty, n.; pl. Improprieties. Etym: [L. improprietas; cf.F. impropriété. See Improper.]
1. The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as, improperiety of behavior or manners.
2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or an inaccurate use of language. But every language has likewise its improprieties and absurdities. Johnson. Many gross improprieties, however authorized by practice, ought to be discarded. Swift.
IMPROSPERITYIm`pros*per"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. improspérité.]
Defn: Want of prosperity. [Obs.]
IMPROSPEROUS Im*pros"per*ous, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + prosperous: cf. F. improspère, L. improsper.]
Defn: Not prosperous. [Obs.] Dryden.— Im*pros"per*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] — Im*pros"per*ous*ness, n.[Obs.]
IMPROVABILITYIm*prov`a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being improvable; improvableness.
IMPROVABLEIm*prov"a*ble, a. Etym: [From Improve.]
1. Capable of being improved; susceptible of improvement; admitting of being made better; capable of cultivation, or of being advanced in good qualities. Man is accommodated with moral principles, improvable by the exercise of his faculties. Sir M. Hale. I have a fine spread of improvable lands. Addison.
2. Capable of being used to advantage; profitable; serviceable;advantageous.The essays of weaker heads afford improvable hints to better. Sir T.Browne.— Im*pro"a*ble*ness, n.— Im*prov"a*bly, adv.
IMPROVE Im*prove", v. t. Etym: [Pref. im- not + prove: cf. L. improbare, F. improuver.]
1. To disprove or make void; to refute. [Obs.] Neither can any of them make so strong a reason which another can not improve. Tyndale.
2. To disapprove; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure; as, to improve negligence. [Obs.] Chapman. When he rehearsed his preachings and his doing unto the high apostles, they could improve nothing. Tyndale.
IMPROVEIm*prove", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Improved; p. pr. & vb. n. Improving.]Etym: [Pref. in- in + prove, in approve. See Approve, Prove.]
1. To make better; to increase the value or good qualities of; to ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, to improve land. Donne. I love not to improve the honor of the living by impairing that of the dead. Denham.
2. To use or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to turn to profitable account; to utilize; as, to improve one's time; to improve his means. Shak. We shall especially honor God by improving diligently the talents which God hath committed to us. Barrow. A hint that I do not remember to have seen opened and improved. Addison. The court seldom fails to improve the oppotunity. Blackstone. How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour. I. Watts. Those moments were diligently improved. Gibbon. True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to improve the occasion. Washington.
3. To advance or increase by use; to augment or add to; — said with reference to what is bad. [R.] We all have, I fear, . . . not a little improved the wretched inheritance of our ancestors. Bp. Porteus.
Syn. — To better; meliorate; ameliorate; advance; heighten; mend; correct; recify; amend; reform.
IMPROVEIm*prove", v. i.
1. To grow better; to advance or make progress in what is desirable; to make or show improvement; as, to improve in health. We take care to improve in our frugality and diligence. Atterbury.
2. To advance or progress in bad qualities; to grow worse. "Domitain improved in cruelty." Milner.
3. To increase; to be enhanced; to rise in value; as, the price of cotton improves. To improve on or upon, to make useful additions or amendments to, or changes in; to bring nearer to perfection; as, to improve on the mode of tillage.
IMPROVEMENTIm*prove"ment, n.
1. The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc. I look upon your city as the best place of improvement. South. Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all our faculties. Blair.
2. The act of making profitable use or applicaton of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. "A good improvement of his reason." S. Clarke. I shall make some improvement of this doctrine. Tillotson.
3. The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old. The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others, are improvements on the Greek poet. Addison.
4. Increase; growth; progress; advance. There is a design of publishing the history of architecture, with its several improvements and decays. Addison. Those vices which more particularly receive improvement by prosperity. South.
5. pl.
Defn: Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
6. (Patent Laws)
Defn: A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition. Kent.
IMPROVERIm*prov"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, improves.
IMPROVIDEDIm`pro*vid"ed, a.
Defn: Unforeseen; unexpected; not provided against; unprepared.[Obs.]All improvided for dread of death. E. Hall.
IMPROVIDENCEIm*prov"i*dence, n. Etym: [L. improvidentia; OF. improvidence. Cf.Imprudence.]
Defn: The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.The improvidence of my neighbor must not make me inhuman. L'Estrange.
IMPROVIDENT Im*prov"i*dent, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + provident: cf. L. improvidus. See Provident, and cf. Imprudent.]
Defn: Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man. Improvident soldires! had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen. Shak.
Syn. — Inconsiderable; negligent; careless; shiftless; prodigal; wasteful.
IMPROVIDENTIALLYIm*prov`i*den"tial*ly, adv.
Defn: Improvidently. [R.]
IMPROVIDENTLYIm*prov"i*dent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a improvident manner. "Improvidently rash." Drayton.
IMPROVINGIm*prov"ing, a.
Defn: Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better. — Im*prov"ing*ly, adv. Improving lease (Scots Law), an extend lease to induce the tenant to make improvements on the premises.
IMPROVISATEIm*prov"i*sate, a. Etym: [See Improvise.]
Defn: Unpremeditated; impromptu; extempore. [R.]
IMPROVISATE Im*prov"i*sate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Improvisated; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvisating.]
Defn: To improvise; to extemporize.
IMPROVISATIONIm*prov`i*sa"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. improvisation.]
1. The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ.
2. That which is improvised; an impromptu.
IMPROVISATIZEIm`pro*vis"a*tize, v. t. & i.
Defn: Same as Improvisate.
IMPROVISATORIm*prov"i*sa`tor, n.
Defn: An improviser, or improvvisatore.
IMPROVISATOREIm`pro*vi`sa*to"re, n.
Defn: See Improvvisatore.
IMPROVISATORIAL; IMPROVISATORYIm*prov`i*sa*to"ri*al, Im*prov"i*sa*to*ry, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to improvisation or extemporaneous composition.
IMPROVISATRICEIm`pro*vi`sa*tri"ce, n.
Defn: See Improvvisatrice.
IMPROVISE Im`pro*vise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Improvised; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvising.] Etym: [F. improviser, it. improvvisare, fr. improvviso unprovided, sudden, extempore, L. improvisus; pref. im- not + provisus foreseen, provided. See Proviso.]
1. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously.
2. To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation. Charles attempted to improvise a peace. Motley.
3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.
IMPROVISEIm`pro*vise", v. i.
Defn: To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.
IMPROVISERIm`pro*vis"er, n.
Defn: One who improvises.
IMPROVISIONIm`pro*vi"sion, n. Etym: [Pref. im- not + provision.]
Defn: Improvidence. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
IMPROVISO Im`pro*vi"so, a. Etym: [L. improvisus unforeseen; cf. It. improvviso.]
Defn: Not prepared or mediated beforehand; extemporaneous. [Obs.]Jonhson.
IMPROVVISATOREIm`prov*vi`sa*to"re, n.; pl. Improvvisatori. Etym: [It. SeeImprovise.]
Defn: One who composes and sings or recites rhymes and short poems extemporaneously. [Written also improvisatore.]
IMPROVVISATRICEIm`prov*vi`sa*tri"ce, n.; pl. Improvvisatrici. Etym: [It. SeeImprovise.]
Defn: A female improvvisatore. [Written also improvisatrice.]
IMPRUDENCEIm*pru"dence, n. Etym: [L. imprudentia: cf. F. imprudence. Cf.Improvidence.]
Defn: The quality or state of being imprudent; want to caution, circumspection, or a due regard to consequences; indiscretion; inconsideration; reshness; also, an imprudent act; as, he was guilty of an imprudence. His serenity was interrupted, perhaps, by his own imprudence. Mickle.
IMPRUDENT Im*pru"dent, a. Etym: [L. imprudens; pref. im- not + prudens prudent: cf. F. imprudent. See Prudent, and cf. Improvident.]
Defn: Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper. — Im*pru"dent*ly, adv. Her majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the ministers and readers. Strype.
Syn. — Indiscreet; injudicious; incautious; ill-advised; unwise; heedless; careless; rash; negligent.
IMPUBERALIm*pu"ber*al, a.
Defn: Not having arrived at puberty; immature. In impuberal animals the cerebellum is, in proportion to the brain proper, greatly less than in adults. Sir W. Hamilton.
IMPUBERTYIm*pu"ber*ty, n.
Defn: The condition of not having reached puberty, or the age of ability to reproduce one's species; want of age at which the marriage contract can be legally entered into.
IMPUDENCEIm"pu*dence, n. Etym: [L. impudentia: cf. F. impudence. SeeImpudent.]
Defn: The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; want of modesty. Clear truths that their own evidence forces us to admit, or common experience makes it impudence to deny. Locke. Where pride and impudence (in fashion knit) Usurp the chair of wit. B. Jonson.
Syn. — Shamelessness; audacity; insolence; effrontery; sauciness; impertinence; pertness; rudeness. — Impudence, Effrontery, Sauciness. Impudence refers more especially to the feelings as manifested in action. Effrontery applies to some gross and public exhibition of shamelessness. Sauciness refers to a sudden pert outbreak of impudence, especially from an inferior. Impudence is an unblushing kind of impertinence, and may be manifested in words, tones, gestures, looks, etc. Effrontery rises still higher, and shows a total or shameless disregard of duty or decorum under the circumstances of the case. Sauciness discovers itself toward particular individuals, in certain relations; as in the case of servants who are saucy to their masters, or children who are saucy to their teachers. See Impertinent, and Insolent.
IMPUDENCYIm"pu*den*cy, n.
Defn: Impudence. [Obs.] Burton.Audacious without impudency. Shak.
IMPUDENT Im"pu*dent, a. Etym: [L. impudens, -entis; pref. im- not + pudens ashamed, modest, p. pr. of pudere to feel shame: cf. F. impudent.]
Defn: Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward;impertinent; wanting modesty; shameless; saucy.More than impudent sauciness. Shak.When we behold an angel, not to fear Is to be impudent. Dryden.
Syn. — Shameless; audacious; brazen; bold-faced; pert; immodest; rude; saucy; impertinent; insolent.
IMPUDENTLYIm"pu*dent*ly, adv.
Defn: In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance; shamelessly.At once assail With open mouths, and impudently rail. Sandys.
IMPUDICITY Im`pu*dic"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. impudicus immodest; im- not + pudicus shamefaced, modest: cf. F. impudicité, L. impudicitia.]
Defn: Immodesty. Sheldon.
IMPUGNIm*pugn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impugned; p. pr. & vb. n. Impugning.]Etym: [OE. impugnen, F. impugner, fr. L. impugnare; in on, against +pugnare to flight. See Pugnacious.]
Defn: To attack by words or arguments; to contradict; to assail; tocall in question; to make insinuations against; to gainsay; tooppose.The truth hereof I will net rashly pugn, or overboldly affirm.Peacham.
IMPUGNABLEIm*pugn"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being impugned; that may be gainsaid.
IMPUGNATIONIm`pug*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. impugnatio: cf. OF. impugnation.]
Defn: Act of impugning; opposition; attack. [Obs.]A perpetual impugnation and self-conflict. Bp. Hall.
IMPUGNERIm*pugn"er, n.
Defn: One who impugns.
IMPUGNMENTIm*pugn"ment, n.
Defn: The act of impugning, or the state of being impugned. Ed. Rev.
IMPUISSANCEIm*pu"is*sance, n. Etym: [Cf. F. impuissance.]
Defn: Lack of power; inability. Bacon.Their own impuissance and weakness. Holland.
IMPUISSANTIm*pu"is*sant, a. Etym: [F., fr. pref. im- not + puissant. SeePuissant.]
Defn: Weak; impotent; feeble.
IMPULSEIm"pulse, n. Etym: [L. impulsus, fr. impellere. See Impel.]
1. The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force; impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced motion suddenly, or immediately. All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse. S. Clarke.
2. The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a sudden or momentary force.
3. (Mech.)
Defn: The action of a force during a very small interval of time; the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon a hard elastic body.
4. A mental force which simply and directly urges to action; hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient influence of appetite or passion; propension; incitement; as, a man of good impulses; passion often gives a violent impulse to the will. These were my natural impulses for the undertaking. Dryden.
Syn. — Force; incentive; influence; motive; feeling; incitement; instigation.
IMPULSEIm*pulse", v. t. Etym: [See Impel.]
Defn: To impel; to incite. [Obs.] Pope.
IMPULSIONIm*pul"sion, n. Etym: [L. impulsio: cf. F. impulsion. See Impel.]
1. The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse. "The impulsion of the air." Bacon.
2. Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse. "The impulsion of conscience." Clarendon. "Divine impulsion prompting." Milton.
IMPULSIVEIm*pul"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. impulsif.]
1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse;moving; impellent.Poor men! poor papers! We and they Do some impulsive force obey.Prior.
2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings. My heart, impulsive and wayward. Longfellow.
3. (Mech.)
Defn: Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; — said of forces.
IMPULSIVEIm*pul"sive, n.
Defn: That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent. SirW. Wotton.
IMPULSIVELYIm*pul"sive*ly, adv.
Defn: In an impulsive manner.
IMPULSIVENESSIm*pul"sive*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being impulsive.
IMPULSORIm*pul"sor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who, or that which, impels; an inciter. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
IMPUNCTATEIm*punc"tate, a.
Defn: Not punctuate or dotted.
IMPUNCTUAL Im*punc"tu*al, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + punctual: cf. F. imponctuel.]
Defn: Not punctual. [R.]
IMPUNCTUALITYIm*punc`tu*al"i*ty, n.
Defn: Neglect of, or failure in, punctuality. [R.] A. Hamilton.
IMPUNEIm*pune", a. Etym: [L. impunis.]
Defn: Unpunished. [R.]
IMPUNIBLYIm*pu"ni*bly, adv.
Defn: Without punishment; with impunity. [Obs.] J. Ellis.
IMPUNITY Im*pu"ni*ty, n. Etym: [L. impunitas, fr. impunis without punishment; pref. im- not + poena punishment: cf. F. impunité. See Pain.]
Defn: Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.Heaven, though slow to wrath, Is neimpunity defied. Cowper.The impunity and also the recompense. Holland.
IMPURATIONIm`pu*ra"tion, n.
Defn: Defilement; obscuration. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
IMPURE Im*pure", a. Etym: [L. impurus; pref. im- not + purus pure: cf. F. impur. See Pure.]
1. Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc.
2. Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; — said of persons or things.
3. Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas. "Impure desires." Cowper.
4. (Script.)
Defn: Not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses; unclean.
5. (Language)
Defn: Not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin; an impure style.
IMPUREIm*pure", v. t.
Defn: To defile; to pollute. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
IMPURELYIm*pure"ly, adv.
Defn: In an impure manner.
IMPURENESSIm*pure"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or condition of being impure; impurity. Milton.
IMPURITY Im*pu"ri*ty, n.; pl. Impurities. Etym: [L. impuritas: cf. F. impureté.]
1. The condition or quality of being impure in any sense; defilement; foulness; adulteration. Profaneness, impurity, or scandal, is not wit. Buckminster.
2. That which is, or which renders anything, impure; foul matter, action, language, etc.; a foreign ingredient. Foul impurities reigned among the monkish clergy. Atterbury.
3. (Script.)
Defn: Want of ceremonial purity; defilement.
IMPURPLEIm*pur"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impurpled; p. pr. & vb. n.Impurpling.] Etym: [Pref. im- in + purple. Cf. Empurple.]
Defn: To color or tinge with purple; to make red or reddish; topurple; as, a field impurpled with blood.Impurpled with celestial roses, smiled. Milton.The silken fleece impurpled for the loom. Pope.
IMPUTABILITYIm*put`a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being imputable; imputableness.
IMPUTABLEIm*put"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. imputable.]
1. That may be imputed; capable of being imputed; chargeable; ascribable; attributable; referable. A prince whose political vices, at least, were imputable to mental incapacity. Prescott.
2. Accusable; culpable. [R.] The fault lies at his door, and she is no wise imputable. Ayliffe.
IMPUTABLENESSIm*put"a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being imputable.
IMPUTABLYIm*put"a*bly, adv.
Defn: By imputation.
IMPUTATION Im`pu*ta"tion, Etym: [L. imputatio an account, a charge: cf. F. imputation.]
1. The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription; also, anything imputed or charged. Shylock. Antonio is a good man. Bassanio. Have you heard any imputation to the contrary Shak. If I had a suit to Master Shallow, I would humor his men with the imputation of being near their master. Shak.
2. Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation. Let us be careful to guard ourselves against these groundless imputation of our enemies. Addison.
3. (Theol.)
Defn: A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another; as, the imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ.
4. Opinion; intimation; hint.
IMPUTATIVEIm*put"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. imputativus: cf. F. imputatif.]
Defn: Transferred by imputation; that may be imputed.— Im*put"a*tive*ly, adv.Actual righteousness as well as imputative. Bp. Warburton.
IMPUTEIm*pute", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Imputing.]Etym: [F. imputer, L. imputare to bring into the reckoning, charge,impute; pref. im- in + putare to reckon, think. See Putative.]
1. To charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the account of; to charge to one as the author, responsible originator, or possessor; — generally in a bad sense. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise. Gray. One vice of a darker shade was imputed to him — envy. Macaulay.
2. (Theol.)
Defn: To adjudge as one's own (the sin or righteousness) of another; as, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us. It was imputed to him for righteousness. Rom. iv. 22. They merit Imputed shall absolve them who renounce Their own, both righteous and unrighteous deeds. Milton.
3. To take account of; to consider; to regard. [R.] If we impute this last humiliation as the cause of his death. Gibbon.
Syn. — To ascribe; attribute; charge; reckon; consider; imply; insinuate; refer. See Ascribe.
IMPUTERIm*put"er, n.
Defn: One who imputes.
IMPUTRESCIBLE Im`pu*tres"ci*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. im- + putrescible: cf. F. imputrescible.]
Defn: Not putrescible.
IMRIGHIm"righ, n. Etym: [Scot.; Gael. chicken soup.]
Defn: A peculiar strong soup or broth, made in Scotland. [Written also imrich.]
IN-In-. Etym: [See In, prep. Cf. Em-, En-.]
Defn: A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an simple intensive force.
IN-In-. Etym: [L. in-; akin to E. un-. See Un-.]
Defn: An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial.
-IN -in.
Defn: A suffix. See the Note under -ine.
INIn, prep. Etym: [AS. in; akin to D. & G. in, Icel. i, Sw. & Dan. i,OIr. & L. in, Gr. In-, Inn.]
Defn: The specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among. It is used: —
1. With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he traveled in Italy; castles in the air. The babe lying in a manger. Luke ii. 16. Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west. Shak. Situated in the forty-first degree of latitude. Gibbon. Matter for censure in every page. Macaulay.
2. With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light. "Fettered in amorous chains." Shak. Wrapt in sweet sounds, as in bright veils. Shelley.
3. With reference to a whole which includes or comprises the part spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first regiment in the army. Nine in ten of those who enter the ministry. Swift.
4. With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear. When shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning, or in rain Shak.
5. With reference to character, reach, scope, or influence considered as establishing a limitation; as, to be in one's favor. "In sight of God's high throne." Milton. Sounds inharmonious in themselves, and harsh. Cowper.
6. With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; — sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God. He would not plunge his brother in despair. Addison. She had no jewels to deposit in their caskets. Fielding.
7. With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in the last century; in all my life. In as much as, or Inasmuch as, in the degree that; in like manner as; in consideration that; because that; since. See Synonym of Because, and cf. For as much as, under For, prep. — In that, because; for the reason that. "Some things they do in that they are men . . . ; some things in that they are men misled and blinded with error." Hooker. — In the name of, in behalf of; on the part of; by authority; as, it was done in the name of the people; — often used in invocation, swearing, praying, and the like. — To be in for it. (a) To be in favor of a thing; to be committed to a course. (b) To be unable to escape from a danger, penalty, etc. [Colloq.] — To be (or keep) in with. (a) To be close or near; as, to keep a ship in with the land. (b) To be on terms of friendship, familiarity, or intimacy with; to secure and retain the favor of. [Colloq.]
Syn.— Into; within; on; at. See At.
INIn, adv.
1. Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house). Their vacation . . . falls in so pat with ours. Lamb.
Note: The sails of a vessel are said, in nautical language, to be in when they are furled, or when stowed. In certain cases in has an adjectival sense; as, the in train (i. e., the incoming train); compare up grade, down grade, undertow, afterthought, etc.
2. (Law)
Defn: With privilege or possession; — used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband. Burrill. In and in breeding. See under Breeding. — In and out (Naut.), through and through; — said of a through bolt in a ship's side. Knight. — To be in, to be at home; as, Mrs. A. is in. — To come in. See under Come.
INIn, n.
Note: [Usually in the plural.]
1. One who is in office; — the opposite of Ant: out.
2. A reëntrant angle; a nook or corner. Ins and outs, nooks and corners; twists and turns. All the ins and outs of this neighborhood. D. Jerrold.
INIn, v. t.
Defn: To inclose; to take in; to harvest. [Obs.] He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave to in the crop. Shak.
INABILITYIn`a*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + ability: cf. F. inhabileté.See Able, and cf. Unable.]
Defn: The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; want of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity. It is not from an inability to discover what they ought to do, that men err in practice. Blair.
Syn. — Impotence; incapacity; incompetence; weakness; powerlessness; incapability. See Disability.
INABLEIn*a"ble, v. t.
Defn: See Enable.
INABLEMENTIn*a"ble*ment, n.
Defn: See Enablement. [Obs.]
INABSTINENCE In*ab"sti*nence, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + abstinence: cf. F. inabstinence.]
Defn: Want of abstinence; indulgence. [Obs.] "The inabstinence ofEve." Milton.
INABSTRACTEDIn`ab*stract"ed, a.
Defn: Not abstracted.
INABUSIVELYIn`a*bu"sive*ly, adv.
Defn: Without abuse.
INACCESSIBILITYIn`ac*cess`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inaccessibilité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being inaccessible; inaccessibleness."The inaccessibility of the precipice." Bp. Butler.
INACCESSIBLEIn`ac*cess"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. inaccessibilis: cf. F. inaccessible.See In- not, and Accessible.]
Defn: Not accessible; not to be reached, obtained, or approached; as,an inaccessible rock, fortress, document, prince, etc.— In`ac*cess"i*ble*ness, n.— In`ac*cess"i*bly, adv.
INACCORDANTIn`ac*cord"ant, a.
Defn: Not accordant; discordant.
INACCURACYIn*ac"cu*ra*cy, n.; pl. Inaccuracies (.
1. The quality of being inaccurate; want of accuracy or exactness.
2. That which is inaccurate or incorrect; mistake; fault; defect; error; as, in inaccuracy in speech, copying, calculation, etc.
INACCURATEIn*ac"cu*rate, a.
Defn: Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; incorrect;erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment,calculation, etc.The expression is plainly inaccurate. Bp. Hurd.
Syn. — Inexact; incorrect; erroneous; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; defective.
INACCURATELYIn*ac"cu*rate*ly, adv.
Defn: In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly.
INACQUAINTANCEIn`ac*quaint"ance, a.
Defn: Want of acquaintance. Good.
INACQUIESCENTIn*ac`qui*es"cent, a.
Defn: Not acquiescent or acquiescing.
INACTIONIn*ac"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in. not + action: cf. inaction.]
Defn: Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness. Berkeley.
INACTIVEIn*ac"tive, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + active: cf. F. inactif.]
1. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.
2. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.
3. (Chem. & Opt.)
Defn: Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; — said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
Syn.— Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy. See Inert.
INACTIVELYIn*ac"tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In an inactive manner. Locke.
INACTIVITYIn`ac*tiv"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inactivité.]
1. The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter.
2. Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; want of energy; sluggishness. The gloomy inactivity of despair. Cook.
INACTOSEIn*ac"tose, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A variety of sugar, found in certain plants. It is optically inactive.
INACTUATEIn*ac"tu*ate, v. t.
Defn: To put in action. [Obs.]
INACTUATIONIn*ac`tu*a"tion, n.
Defn: Operation. [Obs.]
INADAPTATIONIn*ad`ap*ta"tion, n.
Defn: Want of adaptation; unsuitableness.
INADEQUACYIn*ad"e*qua*cy, n. Etym: [From Inadequate.]
Defn: The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient;defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged causes. Dr.T. Dwight.
INADEQUATEIn*ad"e*quate, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F. inadéquat.]
Defn: Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient;as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.Dryden.— In*ad"e*quate*ly, adv.— In*ad"e*quate*ness, n.
INADEQUATIONIn*ad`e*qua"tion, n.
Defn: Want of exact correspondence. [Obs.] Puller.
INADHERENTIn`ad*her"ent, a.
1. Not adhering.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Free; not connected with the other organs.
INADHESIONIn`ad*he"sion, n.
Defn: Want of adhesion.
INADMISSIBILITYIn`ad*mis`si*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inadmissibilité.]
Defn: The state or quality of being inadmissible, or not to be received.
INADMISSIBLE In`ad*mis"si*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + admissible: cf. F. inadmissible.]
Defn: Not admissible; not proper to be admitted, allowed, orreceived; as, inadmissible testimony; an inadmissible proposition, orexplanation.— In`ad*mis"si*bly, adv.
INADVERTENCE; INADVERTENCYIn`ad*vert"ence; pl. -ces (, In`ad*vert"en*cy; pl. -cies (, n. Etym:[Cf. F. inadvertance.]
1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from inadvertence. Inadvertency, or want of attendance to the sense and intention of our prayers. Jer. Taylor.
2. An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence. The productions of a great genius, with many lapses an inadvertencies, are infinitely preferable to works of an inferior kind of author which are scrupulously exact. Addison.
Syn. — Inattention; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence; thoughtlessness. See Inattention.
INADVERTENTIn`ad*vert"ent, a. Etym: [Cf. F. inadvertant. See 2d In-, andAdvert.]
Defn: Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless;negligent; inattentive.An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in thepublic path. Cowper.— In`ad*vert"ent*ly, adv.
INADVISABLEIn`ad*vis"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not advisable.— In`ad*vis"a*ble*ness, n.
INAFFABILITYIn*af`fa*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inaffabilité.]
Defn: Want of affability or sociability; reticence.
INAFFABLEIn*af"fa*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + affable.]
Defn: Not affable; reserved in social intercourse.
INAFFECTATION In*af`fec*ta"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + affectation: cf. F. inaffectation.]
Defn: Freedom from affectation; naturalness. [R.]
INAFFECTEDIn`af*fect"ed, a.
Defn: Unaffected. [Obs.] — In`af*fect"ed*ly, adv. [Obs.]
INAIDABLEIn*aid"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of being assisted; helpless. [R.] Shak.
INALIENABILITYIn*al`ien*a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being inalienable.
INALIENABLE In*al"ien*a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + alienable: cf. F. inaliénable.]
Defn: Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable; as, in inalienable birthright.
INALIENABLENESSIn*al"ien*a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being inalienable; inalienability.
INALIENABLYIn*al"ien*a*bly, adv.
Defn: In a manner that forbids alienation; as, rights inalienably vested.
INALIMENTALIn*al`i*men"tal, a.
Defn: Affording no aliment or nourishment. [Obs.] Bacon.
INALTERABILITYIn*al`ter*a*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inaltérabilité.]
Defn: The quality of being unalterable or unchangeable; permanence.
INALTERABLE In*al"ter*a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + alterable: cf. F. inaltérable.]
Defn: Not alterable; incapable of being altered or changed;unalterable.— In*al"ter*a*ble*ness, n.— In*al"ter*a*bly, adv.
INAMIABLEIn*a"mi*a*ble, a.
Defn: Unamiable. [Obs.] — In*a"mi*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]
INAMISSIBLEIn`a*mis"si*ble, a. Etym: [L. inamissibilis: cf. F. inamissible.]
Defn: Incapable of being lost. [R.] Hammond.— In`a*mis"si*ble*ness, n. [R.]
INAMORATA In*a`mo*ra"ta, n. Etym: [It. innamorata, fem., innamorato, masc., p. p. of innamorare to inspire with love. See Enamor.]
Defn: A woman in love; a mistress. "The fair inamorata." Sherburne.
INAMORATEIn*am"o*rate, a.
Defn: Enamored. Chapman.— In*am"o*rate*ly, adv. [R.]
INAMORATOIn*a`mo*ra"to, n.; pl. Inamoratos. Etym: [See Inamorata.]
Defn: A male lover.
INAMOVABLEIn`a*mov"a*ble, a.
Defn: Not amovable or removable. [R.] Palgrave.
IN-AND-INIn"-and-in", n.
Defn: An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four dice alike.
IN AND INIn and an, a. & adv.
Defn: Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. See under Breeding.
INANEIn*ane", a. Etym: [L. inanis.]
Defn: Without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence;purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless. "Vague and inaneinstincts." I. Taylor.— In*ane"ly, adv.
INANEIn*ane", n.
Defn: That which is void or empty. [R.]The undistinguishable inane of infinite space. Locke.
INANGULARIn*an"gu*lar, a.
Defn: Not angular. [Obs.]
INANILOQUENT; INANILOQUOUS In`a*nil"o*quent, In`a*nil"o*quous, a. Etym: [L. inanis empty + loqui to speak.]
Defn: Given to talking inanely; loquacious; garrulous. [R.]
INANIMATEIn*an"i*mate, v. t. Etym: [Pref. in- in (or intensively) + animate.]
Defn: To animate. [Obs.] Donne.
INANIMATE In*an"i*mate, a. Etym: [L. inanimatus; pref. in- not + animatus animate.]
Defn: Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances. Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves. Byron.
Syn.— Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless; spiritless. SeeLifeless.
INANIMATEDIn*an"i*ma`ted, a.
Defn: Destitute of life; lacking animation; unanimated. Pope.
INANIMATENESSIn*an"i*mate*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being inanimate.The deadness and inanimateness of the subject. W. Montagu.
INANIMATIONIn*an`i*ma"tion, n. Etym: [See 2d Inanimate.]
Defn: Want of animation; lifeless; dullness.
INANIMATIONIn*an`i*ma"tion, n. Etym: [See 1st Inanimate.]
Defn: Infusion of life or vigor; animation; inspiration. [Obs.]The inanimation of Christ living and breathing within us. Bp. Hall.