Your ShelfYour Projects
Library

Dictionary

An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

Entries
95,912
Pages
1,538
Illustrations
2,133

Look up a word as the writers of the time used it.

Read it page by page The scan at the Internet Archive
  1. Im-pās'to, n.p. 662(Paint.) The thickness of the layer or body of pigment applied by the painter to his canvas. Fairholt.
  2. Im-păt'i-ble, a.p. 662Not capable of being borne; intolerable. [Obs.] 2. Incapable of suffering; impassible. “A spirit, and so impatible of material fire.” Fuller.
  3. Im-pā'tience, n.p. 662The quality of being impatient; want of patience; uneasiness of pain or suffering; restless experience of a given condition, or eagerness to change it; as, the impatience of a child or invalid. I…
  4. Im-pā'tien-cy, n.p. 662The same as IMPATIENCE. [Obs.]
  5. Im-pā'ti-ens, n.p. 662(Bot.) A genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers, and so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable force;—called…
  6. Im-pā'tient, a.p. 662Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy or fretful in a given condition, and eager to change it; restless; hasty;—often followed by at, for, of, and under. “A violent, sudden, and…
  7. Im-pā'tient, n.p. 662One who is restless under suffering. [Rare.]
  8. Im-pā'tient-ly, adv.p. 662In an impatient manner; with uneasiness or restlessness.
  9. Im-pā'tron-i-zā'tion, n.p. 662Absolute seigniory or possession. [Rare.] Colgrave.
  10. Im-păt'ron-īze, v. t.p. 662To gain to one's self the whole power of;—said of a seignory. [Rare.] Bacon.
  11. Im-pāve', v. t.p. 662To cover with pavement; to pave. [Poet.] Impared with rude fidelity Of art mosaic. Wordsworth.
  12. Im-pawn', v. t.p. 662To pawn; to pledge; to deposit as security. Shak.
  13. Im-pēach′, v. t.p. 662To hinder; to impede. [Obs.] These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land. Daries. A defluxion on my throat impeached my utterance. Howell. 2. To charge with a…
  14. Im-pēach', n.p. 662Hinderance. [Obs.] Shak.
  15. Im-pēach'a-ble, a.p. 662Liable to impeachment; chargeable with a crime; accusable; censurable. Owners of lands in fee-simple are not impeachable for waste. Z. Swift.
  16. Im-pēach'er, n.p. 662One who impeaches; a preventer; an accuser.
  17. Im-pēach'ment, n.p. 662The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached; as, (a.) Prevention; hinderance; impediment; obstruction. [Obs.] Willing to march on to Calais, Without impeachment. Shak. (b.) A calling to…
  18. Im-pēarl', v. t.p. 662To form into pearls or their likeness. Dew-drops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower. Milton. 2. To decorate with pearls, or with things resembling pearls. The dews of the morning…
  19. Im-pĕc'ca-bĭl'i-ty, n.p. 662The quality of being impeccable; exemption from sin, error, or offense.
  20. Im-pĕc'ca-ble, a.p. 662Not liable to sin; exempt from the possibility of doing wrong.
  21. Im-pĕc'can-cy, n.p. 662The quality of being impeccable; impeccability; sinlessness.
  22. Im-pē'cant, a.p. 662Free from sin; sinless; impeccable.
  23. Im'pe-cū'ni-ös'i-ty, n.p. 662The want of money. [Rare or colloq.] W. Scott.
  24. Ĭm'pe-cūn'ĭ-oŭs, a.p. 662Not having money; poor. [Rare.] “An impecunious creature.” B. Jonson.
  25. Im-pēde', v. t.p. 662To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops.
  26. Im-pēd'i-ble, a.p. 662Capable of being impeded or hindered.
  27. Im-pĕd’i-ment, n.p. 662That which impedes or hinders progress or motion; hinderance; obstruction; obstacle. Thus far into the bowels of the land. Have we marched on without impediment. Shak. Impediment in speech, a defect…
  28. Im-pĕd'i-ment, v. t.p. 663To impede; to obstruct; to hinder; to retard. [Obs.] Bp. Reynolds.
  29. Im-ped'i-mēnt'al, a.p. 663Hindering; obstructing. [Rare.] Mountague.
  30. Ĭm'pe-dite, a.p. 663Hindered; obstructed. [Obs.] “Impedite faculties.” Bp. Taylor.
  31. Im'pe-dite, v. t.p. 663To impede. [Obs.]
  32. Ĭm'pe-dĭ'tion, n.p. 663A hindering. [Obs.] Baxter.
  33. Im-pĕd'i-tive, a.p. 663Causing hinderance; impeding. Bp. Sanderson.
  34. Im-pĕl', v. t.p. 663To drive or urge forward; to press on; to incite to action in any way. The surge impelled me on a craggy coast. Pope. And several men impel to several ends. Pope. Syn.—To instigate; incite; induce…
  35. Im-pĕl'ient, a.p. 663Having the quality of impelling.
  36. Im-pēl'ient, n.p. 663A power or force that drives forward; motive or impulsive power. Glanville.
  37. Im-pēl'ler, n.p. 663One who, or that which, impels.
  38. Im-pĕn', v. t.p. 663To pen; to shut or inclose in a narrow place. Feltham.
  39. Im-pĕnd′, v. i.p. 663To hang over; to be suspended above; to threaten from near at hand; to be imminent. Destruction sure o’er all your heads impends. Pope.
  40. Im-pĕnd’, v. t.p. 663To pay; to render. [Obs.] Fabyan.
  41. Im-pĕnd'ençe or Im-pĕnd'en-cy, n.p. 663The state of impending; near approach; a menacing attitude.
  42. Im-pēnd'ent, a.p. 663Impending; imminent; threatening; pressing closely; as, an impendent evil. “Impendent horrors threatening hideous fall.” Milton.
  43. Im-pĕnd'ing, p. a.p. 663Hanging over; approaching near; impendent. Syn.—Imminent; threatening. See IMMINENT.
  44. Im-pēn'e-tra-bil'i-ty, n.p. 663The quality of being impenetrable. 2. (Physics.) That property of matter by which it excludes all other matter from the space it occupies. 3. Insusceptibility of intellectual impression; obtuseness…
  45. Im-pēn'e-tra-ble, a.p. 663Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; not to be entered; as, an impenetrable shield. Highest woods impenetrable To star or sunlight. Milton. 2. Hence…
  46. Im-pĕn'e-tra-ble-ness, n.p. 663Impenetrability.
  47. Im-pēn'e-tra-bly, adv.p. 663In an impenetrable manner; so as to be impenetrable. “Impenetrably armed.” Milton. “Impenetrably dull.” Pope.
  48. Im-pĕn'i-tençe or Im-pĕn'i-ten-cy, n.p. 663The condition of being impenitent; want of penitence or repentance; obduracy of heart. He will advance from one degree of impenitence to another. Rogers.
  49. Im-pĕn'i-tent, a.p. 663Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; obdurate; of a hard heart. “They died impenitent.” Milton.
  50. Im-pĕn'i-tent, n.p. 663One who does not repent; a hardened sinner.
  51. Im-pĕn'i-tent-ly, adv.p. 663Without repentance or contrition for sin; obdurately.
  52. Im-pĕn'nate, a.p. 663(Ornith.) Characterized by short wings covered with feathers resembling scales, as certain swimming birds, among which are the penguins and allied species.
  53. Im-pĕn'nate, n.p. 663(Ornith.) One of a tribe of swimming birds having short wings, as the penguin.
  54. Im-pĕn'nŏus, a.p. 663Having no wings, as some insects.
  55. Im-pēo'ple, v. t.p. 663To form into a community. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  56. Ĭm'pe-rant, a.p. 663Commanding. [Obs.] Baxter.
  57. Ĭm'pe-rate, a.p. 663Done by express direction; not involuntary; commanded. [Obs.] “Those imperate acts wherein we see the empire of the soul.” Hale.
  58. Im-pĕr'a-tive, a.p. 663Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders. The suits of kings are imperative. Hall. 2. Not to be…
  59. Im-pĕr'a-tive-ly, adv.p. 663In an imperative manner; authoritatively.
  60. Im'pe·rā'tor, n.p. 663(Rom. Antiq.) A commander-in-chief; a generalissimo; — a title of honor conferred on Roman generals in connection with great military achievements. It was often given by soldiers who saluted their…