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IMPRESSIVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of making a strong or vivid impression on the mind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("impressiveness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Derivation:
impressive (producing a strong effect)
impressive (making a strong or vivid impression)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Splendid or imposing in size or appearance
Example:
impressed by the richness of the flora
Synonyms:
grandness; impressiveness; magnificence; richness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("impressiveness" is a kind of...):
excellence (the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "impressiveness"):
expansiveness; expansivity (a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand)
loftiness; majesty; stateliness (impressiveness in scale or proportion)
Derivation:
impressive (making a strong or vivid impression)
