impar
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of impar
1375–1425 for earlier noun sense “odd number,” 1525–35 for current sense; late Middle English < Latin impār unequal. See im- 2, par 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
If it was his, I shall only say, he was impar sibi.'
From The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by Boswell, James
"And the sun," said D'Artagnan, "is this," as he pointed to the panels of the cabinet, where the sun was brilliantly represented in every direction, with this motto, "Nec pluribus impar."
From Louise de la Valliere by Dumas père, Alexandre
Ecclesia h�c c�teris Neustri� episcopatibus facultatibus haud impar, patronum agnoscit S. Petrum Apostolorum principem.
From Architectural Antiquities of Normandy by Cotman, John Sell
He was Louis le Grand, le roi vraiment roi, le demi-dieu qui nous gouverne, Deodatus, Sol nec pluribus impar.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 by Various
The end is that I am left, quantum impar, to fight this with the Chancellor.
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II by Reeve, Henry
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
