"imperious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪmˈpɪə̯.ɹi.əs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪmˈpɪɹ.i.əs/ [US] Audio: en-us-imperious.ogg , en-au-imperious.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəs Etymology: From Latin imperiōsus (“mighty, powerful”), from imperium (“command, authority, power”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|imperiōsus||mighty, powerful}} Latin imperiōsus (“mighty, powerful”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} imperious (not comparable)
  1. Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (domineering): authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, domineering, overbearing Translations (domineering, overbearing): آمِر (ʔāmir) (Arabic), повелителен (povelitelen) (Bulgarian), заповеднически (zapovedničeski) (Bulgarian), imperiós (Catalan), 驕橫 (Chinese Mandarin), 骄横 (jiāohèng) (Chinese Mandarin), heerszuchtigdominanthooghartig (Dutch), käskevä (Finnish), kopea (Finnish), ylimielinen (Finnish), impérieux (French), herrisch (German), anúdarásach (Irish), máistriúil (Irish), tiarnúil (Irish), imperiōsus (Latin), ard-chreeagh (Manx), whakatopatopa (Maori), whakatarapī (Maori), imperiós (Occitan), հպարտ (hpart) (Old Armenian), սէգ (sēg) (Old Armenian), imperioso (Portuguese), вла́стный (vlástnyj) (Russian), повели́тельный (povelítelʹnyj) (Russian), нача́льственный (načálʹstvennyj) (Russian), imperioso (Spanish)
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  2. Urgent. Tags: not-comparable
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  3. (obsolete) Imperial or regal. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Translations (imperial or regal): властен (vlasten) (Bulgarian), царствен (carstven) (Bulgarian), königlich (German), majestätisch (German), imperial (Portuguese), импе́рский (impérskij) (Russian), ца́рственный (cárstvennyj) (Russian), короле́вский (korolévskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-imperious-en-adj-xNlgyyN0 Disambiguation of 'imperial or regal': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: imperiously, imperiousness Related terms: imperial, imperialism, imperialistic, imperially, imperialness, imperium
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    {
      "word": "imperial"
    },
    {
      "word": "imperialism"
    },
    {
      "word": "imperialistic"
    },
    {
      "word": "imperially"
    },
    {
      "word": "imperialness"
    },
    {
      "word": "imperium"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act IIII, scene i:",
          "text": "The frowning lookes of fiery Tamburlaine,\nThat with his terrour and imperious eies,\nCommands the hearts of his aſſociates, […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1866, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, translated by C. J. Hogarth, The Gambler:",
          "text": "[…] she glanced about her in an imperious, challenging sort of way, with looks and gestures that clearly were unstudied.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1899, Stephen Crane, The Angel Child, Whilomville Stories:",
          "text": "She was quick, beautiful, imperious, while he was quiet, slow, and misty.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 4:",
          "text": "“Hey, sir? Sir, excuse me?” The blonde was calling out to him, in imperious tones that insisted on a reply.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham: Gunners show identity & direction in outstanding derby win”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "Saliba, meanwhile, has returned to Arsenal looking like the finished article after the 21-year-old France defender spent loan spells at Saint-Etienne, Nice and Marseille. He has been imperious since the opening game at Brentford, establishing a formidable partnership with Gabriel.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Domineering",
          "domineering"
        ],
        [
          "arrogant",
          "arrogant"
        ],
        [
          "overbearing",
          "overbearing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1891, Ambrose Bierce, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge:",
          "text": "Circumstances of an imperious nature, which it is unnecessary to relate here, had prevented him from taking service with that gallant army which had fought the disastrous campaigns ending with the fall of Corinth.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Urgent."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Urgent",
          "urgent"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1789, Ephraim Judson, Ambassadors appointed by Christ to treat with mankind on the subject of reconciliation to God, page 7:",
          "text": "All the terrors of Antichrist; his cruel ediets and anathemas that were thundered from his imperious throne, like storms of fire and brimstone […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Imperial or regal."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Imperial",
          "imperial"
        ],
        [
          "regal",
          "regal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Imperial or regal."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪmˈpɪə̯.ɹi.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪmˈpɪɹ.i.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪəɹiəs"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "domineering",
      "word": "authoritarian"
    },
    {
      "sense": "domineering",
      "word": "bossy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "domineering",
      "word": "dictatorial"
    },
    {
      "sense": "domineering",
      "word": "domineering"
    },
    {
      "sense": "domineering",
      "word": "overbearing"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔāmir",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "آمِر"
    },
    {
      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "hpart",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "հպարտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "sēg",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "սէգ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "povelitelen",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "повелителен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zapovedničeski",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "заповеднически"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "imperiós"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "驕橫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāohèng",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "骄横"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "heerszuchtigdominanthooghartig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "käskevä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "kopea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "ylimielinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "impérieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "herrisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "anúdarásach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "máistriúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "tiarnúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "imperiōsus"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "ard-chreeagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "whakatopatopa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "whakatarapī"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "imperiós"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "imperioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vlástnyj",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "вла́стный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "povelítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "повели́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "načálʹstvennyj",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "нача́льственный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "domineering, overbearing",
      "word": "imperioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vlasten",
      "sense": "imperial or regal",
      "word": "властен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "carstven",
      "sense": "imperial or regal",
      "word": "царствен"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "imperial or regal",
      "word": "königlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "imperial or regal",
      "word": "majestätisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "imperial or regal",
      "word": "imperial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "impérskij",
      "sense": "imperial or regal",
      "word": "импе́рский"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "cárstvennyj",
      "sense": "imperial or regal",
      "word": "ца́рственный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "korolévskij",
      "sense": "imperial or regal",
      "word": "короле́вский"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imperious"
}

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