Associations to the word «Impressive»

Wiktionary

IMPRESSIVE, adjective. 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.
IMPRESSIVE, adjective. Capable of being impressed.
IMPRESSIVE, adjective. Appealing.

Dictionary definition

IMPRESSIVE, adjective. Making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony".
IMPRESSIVE, adjective. Producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats