impressiveness
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Noun (2)
- splendid or imposing in size or appearance“the grandness of the architecture”“impressed by the richness of the flora”Synonyms: grandnessmagnificencerichnessType of excellenceKinds expansiveness, stateliness, imperialness
- the quality of making a strong or vivid impression on the mindType of quality
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“impressiveness” is listed under Impressive.
Im·press′ive (ĭm-prĕs′ĭv), adjective
Origin: Cf. F. impressif.
1. Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.
2. Capable of being impressed. obsolete Michael Drayton
— Im·press′wb-a1′>′ive·ly, adverb — Im·press′wb-a1′>′ive·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54