impressive

Definition of impressive in English English dictionary: appealing; Capable of being impressed; 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; {s} grand, imposing, striking, magnificent; producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"; making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"; producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture" making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony; making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony; Something that is impressive impresses you, for example because it is great in size or degree, or is done with a great deal of skill. It is an impressive achievement + impressively im·pres·sive·ly an impressively bright and energetic American woman called Cathie Gould. something that is impressive makes you admire it because it is very good, large, important etc
impressive appearance: outward appearance that has a strong effect on people
impressive stamp: imprinted stamp
impressive technological achievement: amazing new technological development
impress: To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably
You impressed me with your command of Urdu.
impress: An impression on the mind, imagination etc
Such admonitions, in the English of the Authorized Version, left an indelible impress on imaginations nurtured on the Bible .
impress: To mark or stamp (something) using pressure
We impressed our footprints in the wet cement.
impress: To produce a vivid impression of (something)
That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind.
impress: To seize or confiscate (property) by force
The liner was impressed as a troop carrier.
impress: To make an impression, to be impressive
Henderson impressed in his first game as captain.
impress: {i} act of affecting strongly; impression, imprint; stamping, stamp used to make a mark using pressure
ımpressive: {a} tending or able to impress, producing a powerful effect
impress: reproduce by printing
impress: {f} affect strongly; have a strong positive effect on a person's feelings; make an impression; cause favorable admiration; emphasize; stamp, imprint, make a mark using pressure; stir up interest to oneself
impress: the act of coercing someone into government service dye (fabric) before it is spun produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
impress: impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience"
impress: To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression)
impress: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
impress: A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence
impress: An impression, and impressed image or copy of something
impress: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
impress: The act of impressing or making
impress: If something impresses itself on your mind, you notice and remember it. But this change has not yet impressed itself on the minds of the British public
impress: the act of coercing someone into government service
impress: A stamp or seal used to make an impression
impress: take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
impress: If someone or something impresses you as a particular thing, usually a good one, they gives you the impression of being that thing. Billy Sullivan had impressed me as a fine man
impress: To compel (someone) to serve in a military force
impress: Something impressed
impress: The act of impressing
impress: The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed
impress: Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp
impress: mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
impress: To be impressed; to rest
impress: If you impress something on someone, you make them understand its importance or degree. I had always impressed upon the children that if they worked hard they would succeed in life I've impressed upon them the need for more professionalism I impressed on him what a huge honour he was being offered
impress: If something impresses you, you feel great admiration for it. What impressed him most was their speed Cannon's film impresses on many levels. + impressed im·pressed I was very impressed by one young man at my lectures
impress: dye (fabric) before it is spun
impress: Fig
impress: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc
impress: To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc
impress: impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience
impress: to imprint (a mark or figure upon something)
impress: To take by force for public service; as, to impress sailors or money
impress: to imprint; to inculcate
impress: A device
impressively: in an impressive manner; "the students progressed impressively fast
impressively: in an impressive manner; "the students progressed impressively fast"
impressively: In an impressive manner; forcibly
impressively: in an impressive manner, grandly, in a striking manner
impressiveness: splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture
impressiveness: {i} impressive quality, magnificence, grandness
impressiveness: splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"
impressiveness: The quality of being impressive