Catalan

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Etymology

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From imposar.

Adjective

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imposant m or f (masculine and feminine plural imposants)

  1. impressive, imposing, stately
    Synonym: imponent

Verb

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imposant

  1. gerund of imposar

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Danish

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Etymology

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From French imposant (imposing), from imposer (impose).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /emposant/, [empʰoˈsanˀd̥]

Adjective

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imposant

  1. imposing
  2. (adverbial) imposingly

Inflection

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Inflection of imposant
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular imposant 2
indefinite neuter singular imposant 2
plural imposante 2
definite attributive1 imposante

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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French

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Etymology

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From imposer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.po.zɑ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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imposant (feminine imposante, masculine plural imposants, feminine plural imposantes)

  1. imposing, impressive

Descendants

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  • Danish: imposant
  • German: imposant

Participle

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imposant

  1. present participle of imposer

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French imposant.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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imposant (strong nominative masculine singular imposanter, comparative imposanter, superlative am imposantesten)

  1. impressive, imposing
    Synonyms: beeindruckend, eindrucksvoll, majestätisch, monumental

Declension

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Further reading

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  • imposant” in Duden online
  • imposant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache