Associations to the word «Imposing»
Noun
- Rampart
- Entrance
- Gateway
- Splendour
- Splendor
- Assemblage
- Citadel
- Weighing
- Monument
- Footman
- Dome
- Laws
- Censorship
- Tower
- Fortress
- Arch
- Observance
- Spire
- Defendant
- Fine
- Archway
- Precipice
- Structure
- Proportion
- Segregation
- Garb
- Beard
- Conscription
- Politeness
- Cathedral
- Ruin
- Sandstone
- Landmark
- Pillar
- Presence
- Terrace
- Statute
- Building
- Massif
- Import
- Courtyard
- Fortification
- Requiring
- Merchandise
- Symmetry
- Figure
- Turret
- Height
- Sentence
- Stairway
- Residence
- Simplicity
- Multitude
- Ban
- Architecture
- Statue
- Chateau
- Transept
- Limitation
Adjective
Wiktionary
IMPOSING, verb. Present participle of impose
IMPOSING, adjective. Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.
IMPOSING STONE, noun. (printing) (dated) The stone on which the pages or columns of type are imposed or made into forms.
IMPOSING STONES, noun. Plural of imposing stone
Dictionary definition
IMPOSING, adjective. Impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns".
IMPOSING, adjective. Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.