impellent

[ im-pel-uh nt ]
/ ɪmˈpɛl ənt /
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adjective

impelling: an impellent power; an impellent cause.

noun

something that impels; an impelling agency or force.

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Origin of impellent

1610–20; < Latin impellent- (stem of impellēns), present participle of impellere to set in motion. See impel, -ent

Words nearby impellent

impede, impediment, impedimenta, impedor, impel, impellent, impeller, impend, impendent, impending, impenetrability
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Words related to impellent

propulsive, desire, thought, motivation, whim, wish, influence, motive, passion, instinct, feeling, notion, inclination, push, initiative, effort, momentum, sweeping, dynamic, compelling

Example sentences from the Web for impellent

  • Every thought carries with it the impellent energy to effect its realization.

    Power of Mental Imagery|Warren Hilton

  • This conception of thought as impellent—that is to say, as impelling bodily activity—is of absolutely fundamental importance.

    Psychology and Achievement|Warren Hilton

  • Full of wrath, I kicked their fires out, with my impellent boots, and gave the order to inspan and to follow me at once.

    The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere|Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart

  • Cleve, noting the smile, divined something of the 166 impellent thought behind that smile, and he grew uneasy.

    The Pagan Madonna|Harold MacGrath