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 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 Despite the demo’s impressiveness, some remain sceptical. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressiveness
  1. magnificence
  2. grandeur
  3. greatness
  4. splendor
  5. grandness
  6. dignity
  7. elegance
Noun
  • Each piece spells out a message—happiness, beauty, and magnificence—in the ancient pictorial writing.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
  • Championing not just human magnificence but human imperfection is a radical turn.
    — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Definition of magnificence
Noun
  • Everything about the palatial Southern California retreat exudes Italian grandeur and classic elegance.
    — Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Brooks, ever one for grandeur, once compared his approach in Blazing Saddles to Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, among the earliest works by the painter that are considered truly revolutionary.
    — Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of grandeur
Noun
  • Fans admire greatness regardless of background because excellence speaks for itself.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • When Kylian Mbappé takes the field in a French national team uniform, the 27-year-old forward is competing against not just 11 opponents but countless greatness-chasing peers — past and present.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 3 July 2026
Definition of greatness
Noun
  • The data center in Cloudthief (MCD, $28), Nathaniel Rich’s rambunctious, thoroughly entertaining heist novel, is in Pryor, Oklahoma, a far cry from the splendor of the fjords.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • For pet lovers, the only thing that could make the expansive network of more than 400 stunning parks more worthwhile is if each and every one allowed dogs to partake in the outdoor splendor.
    — Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 29 June 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
  • Choung Wan, an emeritus professor at Seoul’s Kyung Hee University Law School, said laws are urgently needed to protect the dignity and other rights of the deceased.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • But liberals should have confidence in meeting those fears with arguments about natural-law principles of equality and dignity underpinning our legal tradition.
    — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Definition of dignity
Noun
  • Their French 75, which is made with cognac, lemon and muscadet, is a perfect example thanks to a beautiful balance of elegance and ingenuity.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • Below a chair rail in this hall and stairway are raised panel inserts, while an elaborate crown molding adds beauty and elegance.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Definition of elegance

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