impressiveness

noun

Definition of impressivenessnext
as in magnificence

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Recent Examples of impressiveness The impressiveness of this UM victory cannot be overstated. — Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026 Despite the demo’s impressiveness, some remain sceptical. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025 Beyond the impressiveness of the feat, Kittredge’s inning of perfection was a needed bounce-back outing after Cubs fans’ boos followed him off the mound the night before. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressiveness
  1. magnificence
  2. grandeur
  3. greatness
  4. splendor
  5. grandness
  6. dignity
  7. elegance
Noun
  • Loser goes home, just like the others bounced from this bonkers initial knockout round — dreams trounced via penalty kick or last-minute magnificence or just … a big French bully.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • Each piece spells out a message—happiness, beauty, and magnificence—in the ancient pictorial writing.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Definition of magnificence
Noun
  • Destin Daniel Cretton stages the Spidey action with a clever, leaping grandeur that delivers what these movies need to.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 July 2026
  • Played with tricksy force and a glint of anger in her eyes by Samantha Morton, Circe is at the center of the greatest scene in The Odyssey, one that foregrounds the grandeur and uncanny qualities of myth.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of grandeur
Noun
  • Six straight seasons with 20 homers and 100 RBIs — Kent ripped off this streak in his first six seasons in San Francisco, where his career took a step toward a level of greatness that led him to this Induction Day.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Essentially, the existence of the WNBA is the perfect argument for American greatness.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of greatness
Noun
  • Nestled in the heart of Madhya Pradesh, India, Mandu is a treasure trove of cultural richness and architectural splendor.
    — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
  • Drawing me back year after year is the Okefenokee’s breathtaking splendor, magnificent array of plants and animals and its mind-soothing peacefulness and serenity.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of splendor
Noun
  • His relaxed point of view is a far cry from the grandness or the grittiness that marked the work of Western painters past like Frederic Remington or Albert Bierstadt.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But the grandness of these dreams butts up against the precarity that their dreamers are facing.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of grandness
Noun
  • Thwaties said the hope is to get her mother's beautiful smile, dignity and quality of life back.
    — Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Gandhi supplied the repertoire of nonviolent resistance; Ambedkar, the architect of India’s constitution and a champion of Dalit rights, supplied a politics of dignity, representation and institutional accountability.
    — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of dignity
Noun
  • For daytime, Kim reaches for delicate, everyday pieces such as a layered look built on the brand’s box chain set or a simple stack of huggies or dainty diamond rings for understated, everyday elegance.
    — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The result is a shoe that retains all the elegance of a classic loafer, but with a decidedly more relaxed vibe.
    — Lucrezia Malavolta, Glamour, 25 July 2026
Definition of elegance

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