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English words: impeder to impingement

300 English words, part 18 of 77 of the words starting with I, A to Z. 54 have a page of their own.

English words impeder to impingement

  1. impeder noun: One who impedes.
  2. impedibility noun: The quality of being impedible.
  3. impedible adjective /ɪmˈpɛdɪbəl/: Capable of being impeded or hindered.
  4. impedient adjective: Serving to make a marriage illicit but valid.
  5. impediment noun /ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/: A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
  6. impediment of crime noun: Synonym of crimen.
  7. impedimenta noun /ɪmˌpɛdɪˈmɛntə/: Equipment intended for an activity that serves as more of a hindrance than a help, especially military baggage.
  8. impedimental adjective: Of the nature of an impediment; hindering or obstructing.
  9. impedimentary adjective: Related to, or of the nature of, an impediment.
  10. impedimented adjective: impeded; afflicted with an impediment
  11. impedimetric adjective: Relating to the measurement of impedance.
  12. impedimetrically adverb: In an impedimetric manner
  13. impedingly adverb: So as to impede or hinder.
  14. impedite adjective, verb /ˈɪmpədaɪt/: Hindered; obstructed.
  15. impedition noun: That which impedes; a hindrance.
  16. impeditive adjective: Causing or being a hindrance; impeding.
  17. impedivity noun: specific impedance; especially the ratio of a pressure phasor associated with a wave at any given point in a medium to the velocity phasor at that point.
  18. impedometer noun: An instrument for measuring impedance.
  19. impeke noun: A Burundian beer made from sorghum.
  20. impel verb /ɪmˈpɛl/: To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
  21. impellence noun: The condition of being impellent
  22. impellent adjective, noun /ɪmˈpɛlənt/: Having the quality of being impelling.
  23. impeller noun: Something which or someone who impels.
  24. impelling adjective, verb /ɪmˈpɛlɪŋ/: Causing forward motion or action.
  25. impellingness noun: Quality of being impelling.
  26. impellor noun: Alternative form of impeller.
  27. impen verb: To shut up or enclose, as in a pen.
  28. impend verb /ɪmˈpɛnd/: To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.
  29. impendence noun: Alternative form of impendency.
  30. impendency noun: The state of impending.
  31. impendent adjective: impending; threatening
  32. impending adjective, noun, verb /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/: Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.
  33. impendingly adverb: In an impending manner; forthcomingly; soon to come.
  34. impenetrability noun: The characteristic of being impenetrable; invulnerability.
  35. impenetrable adjective, noun /ɪmˈpɛnətɹəbəl/: Not penetrable.
  36. impenetrableness noun: The quality of being impenetrable.
  37. impenetrably adverb: In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.
  38. impenetralia noun: A mass of impenetrable text or ideas.
  39. impenetrate verb: To penetrate into.
  40. impenetration noun: Penetration into something.
  41. impenetrative adjective: Not penetrative.
  42. impenitence noun: the property of being impenitent, of lacking penitence, of not being regretful of wrongs done
  43. impenitent adjective, noun /ɪmˈpɛnɪt(ə)nt/: Not penitent; specifically (Christianity), not repenting of one's sins; unrepentant.
  44. impenitently adverb: Without repentance.
  45. impenitible adjective: Incapable of repenting.
  46. impenitibleness noun: The quality of being impenitible.
  47. impennate adjective: Characterized by short wings unsuitable for flying, covered with feathers resembling scales, as in the penguins.
  48. impennous adjective /ɪmˈpɛnəs/: Lacking wings.
  49. impentamine noun /ɪmˈpɛntəmiːn/: A particular histamine antagonist.
  50. imper. adjective, noun: Abbreviation of imperative.
  51. imperance noun: Alternative form of imperence.
  52. imperant adjective: commanding
  53. imperate adjective, verb /ˈɪm.pə.ɹeɪt/: To command.
  54. imperated adjective: Alternative form of imperate.
  55. imperation noun: The action of governing or commanding; governance.
  56. imperatival adjective: Of or pertaining to the imperative mood.
  57. imperative adjective, noun /ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/: Essential; crucial; extremely important.
  58. imperative language noun: Any programming language that consists (mostly) of a series of commands, typically assigning values to objects; a procedural language.
  59. imperative mandate noun: a political system where elected representatives are obligated to faithfully follow the instructions and orders of their constituents
  60. imperative mood noun: The grammatical mood generally expressing a command, though also used to express a request or permission.
  61. imperative programming noun: A programming paradigm that describes the computation in statements.
  62. imperatively adverb: In an imperative manner.
  63. imperativeness noun /ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv.nəs/: The state or condition of being imperative.
  64. imperativist noun: A proponent of imperativism.
  65. Imperato proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  66. imperator noun /ˌɪmpəˈreɪtəɹ/: An emperor.
  67. imperatorial adjective /ɪmˌpɛ.rə.ˈtɔː.rɪəl/: Commanding; authoritative.
  68. imperatorially adverb: In an imperatorial manner.
  69. imperatorian adjective: imperial
  70. imperatorin noun: A furocoumarin isolated from Urena lobata (Caesar weed), Angelica archangelica, and various other plants.
  71. imperatorious adjective: Imperial; befitting a ruler.
  72. imperatorship noun: The state or business of an imperator.
  73. imperatory adjective: imperative
  74. imperatoxin noun: Any of a small group of peptide toxins present in the venom of the scorpion Pandinus imperator
  75. imperceivable adjective: that cannot be perceived; imperceptible
  76. imperceivableness noun: The quality of being imperceivable.
  77. imperceivably adverb: imperceptibly
  78. imperceived adjective: Not perceived; unperceived.
  79. imperceptibility noun: The state or quality of being imperceptible.
  80. imperceptible adjective, noun: Not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.
  81. imperceptibleness noun: The quality of being imperceptible.
  82. imperceptibly adverb: Not noticeably; such that it cannot be detected, through being too small or too fast, etc.
  83. imperception noun: Lack of perception; failure to perceive.
  84. imperceptive adjective: Unable to perceive.
  85. imperceptively adverb: imperceptibly
  86. imperceptiveness noun: The quality of being imperceptive.
  87. imperceptivity noun: Inability to perceive.
  88. impercipience noun: The quality of being impercipient.
  89. impercipient adjective /ɪmpəˈsɪpɪənt/: Lacking perception; unable to perceive.
  90. impercipiently adverb: In an impercipient manner; lacking perception.
  91. imperdible adjective: Not destructible.
  92. imperence noun: impertinence
  93. imperf adjective, noun: Abbreviation of imperfect.
  94. imperfect adjective, noun, verb /ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɪkt/: Not perfect.
  95. imperfect authentic cadence noun: A cadence that does not fulfill the requirements to be considered a perfect authentic cadence
  96. imperfect fungi noun: Synonym of fungi imperfecti.
  97. imperfect indicative noun: The imperfect tense in the indicative mood
  98. imperfect number noun: A number that is not a perfect number.
  99. imperfect rhyme noun: A form of rhyme with some sound similarities but not others.
  100. imperfect subjunctive noun: The imperfect tense in the subjunctive mood.
  101. imperfect tense noun: A tense used to describe a past action that is ongoing, incomplete or continuous, or coincident with another action.
  102. imperfect time noun: A system of timing in mensural notation in which a breve is equal to two semibreves.
  103. imperfectability noun: the quality of not being perfectable; of being forever imperfect
  104. imperfectable adjective: Alternative spelling of imperfectible.
  105. imperfected adjective, verb: Not perfected.
  106. imperfectibility noun: Alternative spelling of imperfectability.
  107. imperfectible adjective: Incapable of perfecting.
  108. imperfectibly adverb: In a way that cannot be perfected.
  109. imperfection noun /ɪmpɚˈfɛkʃən/: Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.
  110. imperfectionist adjective, noun: Satisfied with imperfection.
  111. imperfective adjective, noun /ˌɪmpɚˈfɛktɪv/: Of, relating to or having the properties of the imperfective aspect.
  112. imperfective aspect noun: A feature of a verb which denotes that its action or condition does not have a fixed temporal boundary, but is habitual, unfinished, continuous, repetitive...
  113. imperfectively adverb: In an imperfective manner or context.
  114. imperfectiveness noun: The state or quality of being imperfective
  115. imperfectivization noun: The creation of imperfective verb forms from perfective verb stems.
  116. imperfectivize verb: To make imperfective.
  117. imperfectly adverb: In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
  118. imperfectness noun: The state of being imperfect.
  119. imperforable adjective: incapable of being perforated
  120. imperforate adjective, noun: Not perforated.
  121. imperforated adjective: Not perforated; having no opening or aperture; imperforate.
  122. imperforation noun: The state of being without perforation.
  123. imperial adjective, noun /ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.əl/: Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
  124. Imperial biscuit noun: Synonym of Empire biscuit.
  125. imperial boomerang noun: A phenomenon in colonizing countries where techniques of control and repression developed for use against the colonized are later used against the citizens...
  126. imperial circle noun: An administrative grouping within the Holy Roman Empire in its Early Modern period, primarily for the organization of common defensive structure and the...
  127. imperial cult noun: A form of state religion in which an emperor or different type of monarch is worshipped as a demigod or deity, basically a God Emperor.
  128. imperial cypher noun: A monogram of an emperor or empress, used as an identifying mark to indicate imperial authority.
  129. imperial decree noun: A decree issued by a sovereign.
  130. imperial disease noun: A disease that arises from colonial exploration and causes significant harm to an empire, especially the British Empire.
  131. imperial drill noun: A linen fabric having two threads in the warp and three in the filling.
  132. imperial examination noun: A public examination system in the Sinosphere to select candidates for the state bureaucracy.
  133. imperial gallon noun: A unit of measure for liquids used in the British Isles and in some Commonwealth countries, equivalent to 8 imperial pints, 4.55 litres, or 1.20 U.S. gallons.
  134. Imperial Highness noun: The style of a prince, princess or someone of equivalent imperial rank.
  135. imperial India pale ale noun: Synonym of double India pale ale.
  136. imperial jade noun: An emerald green jadeite mineral gemstone.
  137. Imperial Japanese adjective: Of or pertaining to the Japanese Empire.
  138. imperial knight noun: A feudal knight who held a fief in the Holy Roman Empire directly from the Emperor, hence was entitled to representation in the imperial diet.
  139. imperial moth noun: A moth, Eacles imperialis
  140. imperial pint noun: A unit of liquid volume in the imperial system equal to 0.568 litres and divided into 20 fluid ounces.
  141. imperial-royal adjective: Pertaining to the central government of Austria-Hungary.
  142. imperial shag noun: A species of bird, Leucocarbo atriceps, found in South America.
  143. Imperial Stormtrooper noun: A member of a corps of armor-clad soldiers from the Galactic Empire in the Star Wars universe.
  144. Imperial stout noun: A strong, dark beer of a style originally brewed in the 18th century in London for export to the imperial court of Catherine II of Russia.
  145. imperial system noun: A system of measurement in use in the United Kingdom and certain other countries.
  146. imperial we noun: Synonym of majestic plural (and loosely synonymous with royal we and editorial we).
  147. Imperial Wizard noun: The highest-ranking leader of the Ku Klux Klan.
  148. Imperiale proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  149. imperialin noun: An alkaloid found in the bulbs of Fritillaria species, harmful to humans.
  150. imperialine noun: Alternative form of imperialin.
  151. imperialise verb: Alternative form of imperialize.
  152. imperialism noun /ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m/: The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.
  153. imperialist adjective, noun /ɪmˈpɪəɹiəlɪst/: Of, or relating to imperialism.
  154. imperialistic adjective /ɪmˌpɪəɹi.əlˈɪstɪk/: Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.
  155. imperialistically adverb: In an imperialistic manner.
  156. imperiality noun: Imperial power.
  157. imperialization noun: The process of imperializing.
  158. imperialize verb: To invest with imperial authority, character, or style.
  159. imperially adverb, noun /ɪmˈpɪəɹɪəli/: In an imperial manner.
  160. imperialness noun: Quality of being imperial.
  161. imperialty noun: The rank, status, power or authority of an imperial.
  162. imperil verb /ɪmˈpɛɹəl/: To put into peril; to place in danger.
  163. imperiled adjective, verb: at risk of becoming extinct
  164. imperiler noun: One who imperils something.
  165. imperiling noun, verb: The act of placing something in peril; endangerment.
  166. imperiller noun: Alternative form of imperiler.
  167. imperilling noun, verb: Alternative form of imperiling.
  168. imperilment noun: The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.
  169. imperiogenesis noun: The formation of an empire
  170. imperious adjective /ɪmˈpɪə̯.ɹi.əs/: Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
  171. imperiously adverb: In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.
  172. imperiousness noun: The quality of being imperious
  173. imperishability noun: The quality of being imperishable.
  174. imperishable adjective, noun: Not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently.
  175. imperishableness noun: The characteristic or property of being imperishable.
  176. imperishably adverb: In an imperishable manner.
  177. imperium noun /ɪmˈpɪəɹi.əm/: Supreme power; dominion.
  178. imperium in imperio noun: A state within a state, inclusive of deep states or other forces which operate with sovereign-like impunity within a polity.
  179. impermanence noun: Lack of permanence or continued duration.
  180. impermanency noun: Alternative form of impermanence.
  181. impermanent adjective: not permanent; unperpetual.
  182. impermanently adverb: In an impermanent manner.
  183. impermeability noun /ɪmˌpɝmi.əˈbɪlɪti/: the quality of being impermeable
  184. impermeabilization noun: The act of impermeabilizing
  185. impermeabilize verb: To make impermeable
  186. impermeable adjective /ɪmˈpɜːmɪəbəl/: Impossible to permeate.
  187. impermeableness noun: impermeability
  188. impermeably adverb: In an impermeable manner.
  189. impermeant adjective: That cannot permeate through a specified semipermeable membrane
  190. impermeator noun: A device in a steam engine for forcing lubricating oil uniformly into the cylinder.
  191. impermissibility noun: The state or condition of being impermissible.
  192. impermissible adjective /ˌɪmpɝˈmɪsɪbl/: Not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed.
  193. impermissibly adverb: In a way or to an extent that is not permissible.
  194. impermissive adjective: Not permissive.
  195. impermissively adverb: In an impermissive manner.
  196. impermissiveness noun: The quality of being impermissive.
  197. impermutable adjective: Not permutable.
  198. impers adjective: Abbreviation of impersonal.
  199. imperscriptable adjective: Unrecorded anywhere.
  200. imperscrutable adjective: Not capable of being sought or understood; inscrutable.
  201. imperseverant adjective: Not persevering; fickle; thoughtless.
  202. impersistence noun: The condition of being impersistent
  203. impersistent adjective: Not persistent; fleeting
  204. impersonable adjective: Not personable.
  205. impersonal adjective, noun /ɪmˈpɝsənəl/: Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
  206. impersonal passive noun: A construction that removes the subject from an intransitive verb, as in the Dutch sentence Er wordt gefloten ("[Someone] whistled"). Also known as...
  207. impersonal subject noun: a pronoun such as it used as the subject of a clause involving weather, distance, or time
  208. impersonal verb noun: A verb used only in the infinitive or in the third person. In the third person, the subject is either implied or a dummy.
  209. impersonalisation noun: Alternative form of impersonalization.
  210. impersonalise verb: Alternative form of impersonalize.
  211. impersonalism noun: A belief system that places little importance on individuals and their subjective viewpoints and experiences.
  212. impersonalist noun: A proponent of impersonalism.
  213. impersonalistic adjective: Of or relating to impersonalism.
  214. impersonality noun: The state or quality of being impersonal
  215. impersonalization noun: The process of making something impersonal.
  216. impersonalize verb: To make impersonal.
  217. impersonally adverb: In an impersonal manner.
  218. impersonalness noun: Quality of being impersonal.
  219. impersonate verb /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/: To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.
  220. impersonation noun: the act of impersonating
  221. impersonative adjective: That impersonates.
  222. impersonator noun: One who fraudulently impersonates another person.
  223. impersonatory adjective: That impersonates.
  224. impersonatress noun: A female impersonator.
  225. impersonatrix noun: An impersonator who is female.
  226. impersonhood noun: Lack of personhood.
  227. impersonification noun: the act of impersonating; impersonation
  228. impersonization noun: A manifestation in corporeal form; personification.
  229. impersonize verb: To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.
  230. imperspicuity noun: vagueness; lack of clarity
  231. imperspicuous adjective: vague; unclear; lacking clarity
  232. imperspirability noun: The quality of being imperspirable.
  233. imperspirable adjective: Not perspirable, not capable of sweating.
  234. impersuadable adjective: Synonym of impersuasible.
  235. impersuasibility noun: The quality of being impersuasible.
  236. impersuasible adjective: Not persuasible; not to be moved by persuasion.
  237. impersuasibleness noun: The quality of being impersuasible.
  238. impersuasibly adverb: In an impersuasible manner.
  239. impertinacy noun: Synonym of impertinence (“cheek, rudeness”).
  240. impertinence noun /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nəns/: Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
  241. impertinency noun: Irrelevancy; impertinence.
  242. impertinent adjective, noun /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/: Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
  243. impertinently adverb: In an impertinent manner.
  244. impertinentness noun: The quality of being impertinent.
  245. impertransibility noun: The quality of being impertransible.
  246. impertransible adjective: impermeable
  247. imperturbability noun: A state of calm, unruffled self-assurance; aplomb, composure.
  248. imperturbable adjective /ˌɪmpəˈtɜːbəbl̩/: Not capable of being, or not easily, perturbed, excited, or upset; calm and collected, even under pressure.
  249. imperturbableness noun: The quality of being imperturbable.
  250. imperturbably adverb: In an imperturbable manner; calmly.
  251. imperturbated adjective: Not perturbated.
  252. imperturbation noun: Freedom from agitation of mind; calmness.
  253. imperturbed adjective: Synonym of unperturbed.
  254. impervertible adjective: Unable to be perverted.
  255. imperviability noun: The quality of being imperviable; imperviousness.
  256. imperviable adjective: impervious
  257. imperviableness noun: The quality of being imperviable.
  258. impervial adjective: Synonym of impervious.
  259. impervious adjective /ɪmˈpɜːvi.əs/: Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
  260. imperviously adverb: In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
  261. imperviousness noun: The quality of being unable to be affected.
  262. impervium noun: An impervious substance.
  263. impest verb: To afflict with pestilence, in most cases the bubonic plague.
  264. impester verb: To pester; to annoy
  265. impet noun: small imp
  266. impetiginized adjective: Accompanied by impetigo.
  267. impetiginous adjective: Of, pertaining to, or suffering from, impetigo.
  268. impetigo noun /ɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/: A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often...
  269. impetrable adjective: Capable of being obtained or influenced by petition.
  270. impetrate adjective, verb /ˈɪmpɪtɹeɪt/: To obtain by asking; to procure upon request.
  271. impetration noun /ɪmpɪˈtɹeɪʃən/: The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty.
  272. impetrative adjective /ɪmˈpɛtɹətɪv/: Of the nature of impetration; getting, or tending to get, by entreaty.
  273. impetrator noun: One who impetrates.
  274. impetratory adjective: begging; imploratory
  275. impetuosity noun: The quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive or forceful manner.
  276. impetuous adjective /imˈpɛt͡ʃuəs/: Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.
  277. impetuously adverb: In an impetuous manner; with sudden force
  278. impetuousness noun: The state or quality of being impetuous; making arbitrary decisions.
  279. impetus noun /ˈɪm.pə.təs/: Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.
  280. impex noun: import and export
  281. Impey proper noun: A surname from Old English.
  282. Impeyan monal noun: Synonym of Impeyan pheasant.
  283. Impeyan pheasant noun: A species of pheasant, Lophophorus impejanus.
  284. impf adjective: Abbreviation of imperfect.
  285. Imphal proper noun /ˈɪmpɑːl/: A city, the state capital of Manipur, India.
  286. Imphalite adjective, noun: Of, from, or pertaining to, Imphal.
  287. imphee noun: African sugar cane (Sorghum bicolor, syn. Holcus saccharatus and Andropogon saccharatus).
  288. imphm interjection: Scotland form of mhm.
  289. impi noun /ˈɪmpi/: A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men.
  290. impicture verb: To picture; to represent visually.
  291. impierce verb: To pierce; to penetrate.
  292. impierceable adjective: Not capable of being pierced; impenetrable.
  293. impiety noun: The state of being impious.
  294. impignorate verb: To pledge or pawn.
  295. impignoration noun: The act of pawning or pledging; the state of being pawned.
  296. impimpi noun: A police informer.
  297. imping noun, verb /ˈɪmpɪŋ/: The act or process of grafting or mending.
  298. impinge verb /ɪmˈpɪnd͡ʒ/: To make a physical impact on.
  299. impingement noun /ɪmˈpɪnd͡ʒmənt/: The act of impinging.

Part 17 · Part 19 · English words: I

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under I: 23,084 words, in 77 parts.