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impellent

impellent

9.9
Gives a strong reason or push to do something
  • adjective
translation icon : impulsor
  • The impellent energy of the rocket's engines allowed it to break free of the Earth's atmosphere.

Examples

  • The impellent winds pushed the sailboat swiftly across the water, making for a thrilling ride.

  • Her impellent passion for the project drove the team to work tirelessly and meet the deadline.

  • Savery's patent covered any "vessels" for raising water or powering millworks by the impellent force of fire.

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

propulsive
vsimpellent
2 6.7

Giving a strong push that moves something forward, like an engine

is a compelling power that forces movement rather than mere motion
propellant
vsimpellent
6.8

Causing something to move forward

is a driving power that forces forward rather than simply causing motion
propellent
vsimpellent
  • US
7.5

Causing something to move forward

is actual driving force rather than a mere potential to move

Antonyms

inhibitive
7.5

That makes something difficult to do or slow to happen

How Compelling

irresistible
88 3.8
compelling
298 5.1
impellent
9.9
persuasive
99 3.9
moving
7 3.3

Surface Forms

impellent positive

Morphology

impellent = impel (transparent) = impel + ent

Formed by the verb 'impel' plus the adjectival suffix '-ent', so the adjective means 'having the power to impel' and is directly derived.

Etymology

Impellent comes from the Latin verb impellere, which joins im- meaning 'in' and pellere meaning 'to drive' or 'push'. It is like the simpler English word impel, which means 'to push' someone to act. So an impellent force is something that drives or pushes forward.