Impasto Im·pas"to noun [ Italian See Impaste .] (Paint.) The thickness of the layer or body of pigment applied by the painter to his canvas with especial reference to the juxtaposition of different colors and tints in forming a harmonious whole. Fairholt.

Impasture Im·pas"ture transitive verb To place in a pasture; to foster. [ R.] T. Adams.

Impatible Im·pat"i·ble adjective [ Latin impatibilis ; prefix im- not + patibilis supportable. See Patible .] 1. Not capable of being borne; impassible.

A spirit, and so impatible of material fire.

Fuller.

Impatience Im·pa"tience noun [ Middle English impacience , French impatience , from Latin impatientia .] The quality of being impatient; want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness; passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid.

I then, . . .
Out of my grief and my impatience ,
Answered neglectingly.

Shak.

With huge impatience he inly swelt
More for great sorrow that he could not pass,
Than for the burning torment which he felt.

Spenser.

Impatiency Im·pa"tien·cy (ĭm*pa"sh e n*sȳ) noun Impatience. [ Obsolete]

Impatiens Im·pa"ti·ens (-shĭ*ĕnz) noun [ Latin , impatient.] (Botany) A genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers; -- so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable force. Called also touch-me-not , jewelweed , and snapweed . I. Balsamina (sometimes called lady's slipper ) is the common garden balsam.

Impatient Im·pa"tient adjective [ Middle English impacient , French impatient , from Latin impatiens ; prefix im- not + patiens patient. See Patient .] 1. Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at , for , of , and under .

A violent, sudden, and impatient necessity.

Jer. Taylor.

Fame, impatient of extremes, decays
Not more by envy than excess of praise.

Pope.

The impatient man will not give himself time to be informed of the matter that lies before him.

Addison.

Dryden was poor and impatient of poverty.

Macaulay. 2. Not to be borne; unendurable. [ Obsolete] Spenser. 3. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies. Shak. Syn. -- Restless; uneasy; changeable; hot; eager; fretful; intolerant; passionate.

Impatient Im·pa"tient noun One who is impatient. [ R.]

Impatiently Im·pa"tient·ly adverb In an impatient manner.

Impatronization Im·pat`ron·i·za"tion noun Absolute seignory or possession; the act of investing with such possession. [ R.] Cotgrave.

Impatronize Im·pat"ron·ize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Impatronized ; present participle & verbal noun Impatronizing .] To make lord or master; as, to impatronize one's self of a seigniory. [ R.] Bacon.

Impave Im·pave" transitive verb To pave. [ Poetic]

Impaved with rude fidelity
Of art mosaic.

Wordsworth.

Impavid Im·pav"id adjective [ Latin impavidus . See In- not, and Pavid .] Fearless. -- Im*pav"id*ly , adverb

Impawn Im·pawn" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Impawned ; present participle & verbal noun Impawning .] [ Prefix im- + pawn : confer Empawn .] To put in pawn; to pledge. Shak.

Impeach Im·peach" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Impeached ; present participle & verbal noun Impeaching .] [ Middle English empeechier to prevent, hinder, bar, French empêcher , Latin impedicare to entangle; prefix im- in + pedica fetter, from pes , pedis , foot. See Foot , and Appeach , Dispatch , Impede .] 1. To hinder; to impede; to prevent. [ Obsolete]

These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land.

Sir J. Davies.

A defluxion on my throat impeached my utterance.

Howell. 2. To charge with a crime or misdemeanor; to accuse; especially to charge (a public officer), before a competent tribunal, with misbehavior in office; to cite before a tribunal for judgment of official misconduct; to arraign; as, to impeach a judge. See Impeachment . 3. Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's motives or conduct.

And doth impeach the freedom of the state.

Shak. 4. (Law) To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper. » When used in law with reference to a witness, the term signifies, to discredit, to show or prove unreliable or unworthy of belief; when used in reference to the credit of witness, the term denotes, to impair, to lessen, to disparage, to destroy. The credit of a witness may be impeached by showing that he has made statements out of court contradictory to what he swears at the trial, or by showing that his reputation for veracity is bad, etc. Syn. -- To accuse; arraign; censure; criminate; indict; impair; disparage; discredit. See Accuse .

Impeach Im·peach" noun Hindrance; impeachment. [ Obsolete]

Impeachable Im·peach"a·ble adjective That may be impeached; liable to impeachment; chargeable with a crime.

Owners of lands in fee simple are not impeachable for waste.

Z. Swift.

Impeacher Im·peach"er noun One who impeaches.

Impeachment Im·peach"ment noun [ Confer French empêchement .] The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached ; as: (a) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction. [ Obsolete]

Willing to march on to Calais,
Without impeachment .

Shak. (b) A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a public officer for maladministration.

The consequence of Coriolanus' impeachment had like to have been fatal to their state.

Swift. (c) A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude of conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; as, an impeachment of motives. Shak. » In England, it is the privilege or right of the House of Commons to impeach, and the right of the House of Lords to try and determine impeachments. In the United States, it is the right of the House of Representatives to impeach, and of the Senate to try and determine impeachments. Articles of impeachment . See under Article . -- Impeachment of waste (Law) , restraint from, or accountability for, injury; also, a suit for damages for injury. Abbott.

Impearl Im·pearl" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Impearled ; present participle & verbal noun Impearling .] [ Prefix im- in + pearl : confer French emperler .] 1. To form into pearls, or into that which resembles pearls. [ Poetic]

Dewdrops which the sun
Impearls on every leaf and every flower.

Milton. 2. To decorate as with pearls or with anything resembling pearls. [ Poetic]

With morning dews impearled .

Mrs. Browning.

The dews of the morning impearl every thorn.

R. Digby.

Impeccability Im·pec`ca·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French impeccabilité .] The quality of being impeccable; exemption from sin, error, or offense.

Infallibility and impeccability are two of his attributes.

Pope.

Impeccable Im·pec"ca·ble adjective [ Latin impeccabilis ; prefix im- not + peccare to err, to sin: confer French impeccable .] Not liable to sin; exempt from the possibility of doing wrong. -- noun One who is impeccable; esp., one of a sect of Gnostic heretics who asserted their sinlessness.

God is infallible, impeccable , and absolutely perfect.

P. Skelton.

Impeccancy Im·pec"can·cy noun Sinlessness. Bp. Hall.

Impeccant Im·pec"cant adjective Sinless; impeccable. Byron.

Impecuniosity Im`pe·cu`ni·os"i·ty noun The state of being impecunious. Thackeray. Sir W. Scott.

Impecunious Im"pe·cu"ni·ous adjective [ Latin im- not + pecunia money: confer French impécunieux .] Not having money; habitually without money; poor.

An impecunious creature.

B. Jonson.

Impedance Im·ped"ance noun [ Impede + -ance .] (Electricity) The apparent resistance in an electric circuit to the flow of an alternating current, analogous to the actual electrical resistance to a direct current, being the ratio of electromotive force to the current. It is equal to R ² + X ² , where R = ohmic resistance, X = reactance. For an inductive circuit, X = 2πfL , where f = frequency and L = self-inductance; for a circuit with capacity X = 1 ÷ 2πfC , where C = capacity.

Impede Im·pede" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Impeded ; present participle & verbal noun Impeding .] [ Latin impedire , lit., to entangle the feet; prefix im- in + pes , pedis , foot. See Foot , and confer Impeach .] To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops.

Whatever hinders or impedes
The action of the nobler will.

Logfellow.

Impedible Im·ped"i·ble adjective Capable of being impeded or hindered. [ R.] Jer. Taylor.

Impediment Im·ped"i·ment noun [ Latin impedimentum : confer French impediment .] That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.

Thus far into the bowels of the land
Have we marched on without impediment .

Shak. Impediment in speech , a defect which prevents distinct utterance. Syn. -- Hindrance; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty; incumbrance. -- Impediment , Obstacle , Difficulty , Hindrance . An impediment literally strikes against our feet, checking our progress, and we remove it. An obstacle rises before us in our path, and we surmount or remove it. A difficulty sets before us something hard to be done, and we encounter it and overcome it. A hindrance holds us back for a time, but we break away from it.

The eloquence of Demosthenes was to Philip of Macedon, a difficulty to be met with his best resources, an obstacle to his own ambition, and an impediment in his political career.

C. J. Smith.

Impediment Im·ped"i·ment transitive verb To impede. [ R.] Bp. Reynolds.

Impedimenta Im·ped`i·men"ta noun plural [ Latin See Impediment , Impede .] Things which impede or hinder progress; incumbrances; baggage; specif. (Mil.) , the supply trains which must accompany an army.

On the plains they will have horses dragging travoises, dogs with travoises, women and children loaded with impedimenta .

Julian Ralph.

Impedimental Im·ped`i·men"tal adjective Of the nature of an impediment; hindering; obstructing; impeditive.

Things so impedimental to success.

G. H. Lewes.

Impedite Im"pe·dite adjective [ Latin impeditus , past participle See Impede .] Hindered; obstructed. [ R.] Jer. Taylor.

Impedite Im"pe·dite transitive verb To impede. [ Obsolete] Boyle.

Impedition Im"pe·di"tion noun [ Latin impeditio .] A hindering; a hindrance. [ Obsolete] Baxier.

Impeditive Im·ped"i·tive adjective [ Confer French impéditif .] Causing hindrance; impeding. "Cumbersome, and impeditive of motion." Bp. Hall.

Impel Im·pel" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Impelled ; present participle & verbal noun Impelling .] [ Latin impellere ; prefix im- in + pellere , pulsum , to drive. See Pulse a beat, and confer Impulse .] To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.

The surge impelled me on a craggy coast.

Pope. Syn. -- To instigate; incite; induce; influence; force; drive; urge; actuate; move.

Impellent Im·pel"lent adjective [ Latin impellens , present participle of impellere .] Having the quality of impelling.

Impellent Im·pel"lent noun An impelling power or force. Glanvill.

Impeller Im·pel"ler noun One who, or that which, impels.

Impen Im·pen" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Impenned and Impent ; present participle & verbal noun Impenning .] To shut up or inclose, as in a pen. Feltham.

Impend Im·pend" transitive verb [ Latin impendĕre ; prefix im- in + pendĕre to weigh out, pay.] To pay. [ Obsolete] Fabyan.

Impend Im·pend" intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Impended ; present participle & verbal noun Impending .] [ Latin impendēre ; prefix im- in + pendēre to hang. See Pendant .] To hang over; to be suspended above; to threaten from near at hand; to menace; to be imminent. See Imminent .

Destruction sure o'er all your heads impends .

Pope.

Impendence, Impendency Im·pend"ence, Im·pend"en·cy noun The state of impending; also, that which impends. " Impendence of volcanic cloud." Ruskin.

Impendent Im·pend"ent adjective [ Latin impendens , present participle of impendēre .] Impending; threatening.

Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall.

Milton.

Impending Im·pend"ing adjective Hanging over; overhanging; suspended so as to menace; imminet; threatening.

An impending brow.

Hawthorne.

And nodding Ilion waits th' impending fall.

Pope. Syn. -- Imminent; threatening. See Imminent .

Impenetrability Im·pen`e·tra·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French impénétrabilité .] 1. Quality of being impenetrable. 2. (Physics) That property in virtue of which two portions of matter can not at the same time occupy the same portion of space. 3. Insusceptibility of intellectual or emotional impression; obtuseness; stupidity; coldness.

Impenetrable Im·pen"e·tra·ble adjective [ Latin impenetrabilis ; prefix im- not + penetrabilis penetrable: confer French impénétrable .] 1. Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; not to be entered; impervious; as, an impenetrable shield.

Highest woods impenetrable
To star or sunlight.

Milton. 2. (Physics) Having the property of preventing any other substance from occupying the same space at the same time. 3. Inaccessible, as to knowledge, reason, sympathy, etc.; unimpressible; not to be moved by arguments or motives; as, an impenetrable mind, or heart.

They will be credulous in all affairs of life, but impenetrable by a sermon of the gospel.

Jer. Taylor.

Impenetrableness Im·pen"e·tra·ble·ness noun The quality of being impenetrable; impenetrability.