impressiveness

/ˌɪmˈpɹɛsɪvnəs/ noun

The quality of being impressive.

Word Origin Impressiveness comes from impress, which is from Latin im- 'in, upon' and premere 'to press' — literally 'to press upon' the mind, leaving a mark. The root premere gives us press, pressure, compress, express, depress, suppress, and impression. The idea is that something impressive presses its image into you.

noun The quality of being impressive. countable

The grandeur of the cathedral added to its overall impressiveness.

(名词) 感染力;震撼力;气势;威严

大教堂的宏伟增加了其整体的 impressiveness。

(sustantivo) imponencia [La cualidad de ser impresionante.]

La grandeza de la catedral aumentó su impression general.

(nom) Caractère de ce qui est impressionnant; capacité à marquer les esprits.

La grandeur de la cathédrale ajoutait à son caractère globalement impressionnant.

(Substantiv) Eindruckskraft; Imposanz; Bedeutsamkeit [Die Eigenschaft, beeindruckend zu sein; die Fähigkeit, Bewunderung oder Respekt hervorzurufen.]

Die Erhabenheit der Kathedrale trug zu ihrer allgemeinen **impressiveness** bei.

(名詞) 印象的であること、感銘を与える性質。

大聖堂の荘厳さが、その全体的な印象の深さを一層高めた。

(substantivo) impressionabilidade; grandiosidade; esplendor; imponência [A qualidade de ser impressionante.]

A grandiosidade da catedral contribuiu para sua impressionabilidade geral.

Word parts: im + press + ive + ness

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