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[ im-pel-uhnt ] / ɪmˈpɛl ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR impellent ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveimpelling: an impellent power; an impellent cause. nounsomething that impels; an impelling agency or force. Origin of impellent1610–20; <Latin impellent- (stem of impellēns), present participle of impellere to set in motion. See impel, -ent Words nearby impellentimpede, impediment, impedimenta, impedor, impel, impellent, impeller, impend, impendent, impending, impenetrability Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impellentEvery thought carries with it the impellent energy to effect its realization. Power of Mental Imagery|Warren Hilton This conception of thought as impellent—that is to say, as impelling bodily activity—is of absolutely fundamental importance. Psychology and Achievement|Warren Hilton Full of wrath, I kicked their fires out, with my impellent boots, and gave the order to inspan and to follow me at once. The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere|Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart Cleve, noting the smile, divined something of the 166 impellent thought behind that smile, and he grew uneasy. The Pagan Madonna|Harold MacGrath
Words related to impellentpropulsive, desire, thought, motivation, whim, wish, influence, motive, passion, instinct, feeling, notion, inclination, push, initiative, effort, momentum, sweeping, dynamic, compelling |