impellent
[im-pel-uh nt]
adjective
impelling: an impellent power; an impellent cause.
noun
RELATED WORDS
propulsive, desire, thought, motivation, whim, wish, influence, motive, passion, instinct, feeling, notion, inclination, push, initiative, effort, momentum, sweeping, dynamic, compelling
Nearby words
- impede,
- impediment,
- impedimenta,
- impedor,
- impel,
- impeller,
- impend,
- impendent,
- impending,
- impenetrability
Origin of impellent
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Examples from the Web for impellent
Every thought carries with it the impellent energy to effect its realization.
Power of Mental Imagery|Warren HiltonThis conception of thought as impellent—that is to say, as impelling bodily activity—is of absolutely fundamental importance.
Psychology and Achievement|Warren HiltonFull 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 StobartCleve, noting the smile, divined something of the 166 impellent thought behind that smile, and he grew uneasy.
The Pagan Madonna|Harold MacGrath