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Meaning of 'imposing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Imposing [ a.]
- Laying as a duty; enjoining.
- Adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; commanding; as, an imposing air; an imposing spectacle.
- Deceiving; deluding; misleading.
2 . Imposing [ n.]
- The act of imposing the columns of a page, or the pages of a sheet. See Impose, v. t., 4.
3 . Imposing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Impose

Meaning of 'imposing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . imposing [ s]
Meaning (1):
- impressive in appearance
Example in sentence:
  • a baronial mansion;
  • a noble tree;
  • an imposing residence;
  • severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses;
  • stately columns
Meaning (2):
- used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
Example in sentence:
  • his distinguished bearing;
  • she reigned in magisterial beauty;
  • the monarch's imposing presence

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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