impartiality
- n an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
imparting
- n the transmission of information
- v transmit (knowledge or skills)
- v bestow a quality on
- v transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
impasse
- n a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
reached an impasse on the negotiations - n a street with only one way in or out
impassiveness
- n apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
impassivity
- n apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
impasto
- n painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible
impatience
- n a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
- n a restless desire for change and excitement
- n a dislike of anything that causes delay
impatiens capensis
- n North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
impeachment
- n a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
impeccability
- n the quality of being without an error or fault
- n the quality of being exempt from sin or incapable of sinning
impedance
- n a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
impediment
- n something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- n any structure that makes progress difficult
impedimenta
- n any structure that makes progress difficult
- n the baggage and equipment carried by an army
impeller
- n the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine)