impellent

[im-pel-uh nt]

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adjective

impelling: an impellent power; an impellent cause.

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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

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Related Words

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

Examples from the Web for impellent

Historical Examples

Every thought carries with it the impellent energy to effect its realization.
Power of Mental Imagery
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
This conception of thought as impellent—that is to say, as impelling bodily activity—is of absolutely fundamental importance.
Psychology and Achievement
Warren Hilton
Cleve, noting the smile, divined something of the 166 impellent thought behind that smile, and he grew uneasy.
The Pagan Madonna
Harold MacGrath