imponente

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.poˈnɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: im‧po‧nèn‧te

Adjective

imponente m or f by sense (plural imponenti)

1. imposing, large, impressive, magnificent

   Synonyms: grandioso, maestoso, spettacolare, gigantesco

Derived terms

• imponentemente
• imponenza

Related terms

• imporre

Participle

imponente m or f by sense (plural imponenti)

1. present participle of imporre

Further reading

• “imponente”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin impōnentem. By surface analysis, impor +‎ -ente.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.poˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.puˈnẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: im‧po‧nen‧te

Adjective

imponente m or f (plural imponentes)

1. imposing (magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity)

Derived terms

• imponentemente

Related terms

• imponência

Further reading

• “imponente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó

Proto-Italic *po

Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-éyti

Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf.

Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti

Proto-Italic *sinō

Proto-Italic *pozinō

Latin pōnō

Latin impōnerebor.

Spanish imponer

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Latin -ns

Latin -entembor.

Spanish -ente

Spanish imponente

From imponer + -ente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impoˈnente/ [ĩm.poˈnẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: im‧po‧nen‧te

Adjective

imponente m or f (masculine and feminine plural imponentes)

1. imposing
2. impressive, stunning

   Synonyms: impresionante, asombroso

Related terms

• imponer
• imposición
• impositivo
• impuesto

Further reading

• “imponente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025