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Etymology
From imposar.
Adjective
imposant m or f (masculine and feminine plural imposants)
- impressive, imposing, stately
- Synonym: imponent
Verb
imposant
- gerund of imposar
Further reading
Danish
Etymology
From French imposant (“imposing”), from imposer (“impose”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
imposant
- imposing
- (adverbial) imposingly
Inflection
Inflection of imposant
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Superlative
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Indefinte common singular
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Indefinite neuter singular
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Plural
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Definite attributive1
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1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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Further reading
French
Etymology
From imposer.
Pronunciation
Adjective
imposant (feminine imposante, masculine plural imposants, feminine plural imposantes)
- imposing, impressive
Descendants
Participle
imposant
- present participle of imposer
Further reading
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French imposant.
Pronunciation
Adjective
imposant (strong nominative masculine singular imposanter, comparative imposanter, superlative am imposantesten)
- impressive, imposing
- Synonyms: beeindruckend, eindrucksvoll, majestätisch, monumental
Declension
Positive forms of imposant
Comparative forms of imposant
Superlative forms of imposant
Further reading
- “imposant” in Duden online
- “imposant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache