Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IM-PAR-SON-EE', a.

A parson imparsonee, is a parson presented, instituted and inducted into a rectory, and in full possession. Blackstone.

IM-PART', v. [L. impertior; in and partio, to divide; from pars, a part.]

1. To give, grant or communicate; to bestow on another a share or portion of something; as, to impart a portion of provisions to the poor.
2. To grant; to give; to confer; as, to impart honor or favor.
3. To communicate the knowledge of something; to make known; to show by words or tokens. Gentle lady, / When first I did impart my love to you. Shak. Milton.

IM-PART'ANCE, n.

Communication of a share; grant.

IM-PART-A'TION, n.

The act of imparting or conferring. [Not much used.] Chauncery.

IM-PART'ED, pp.

Communicated; granted; conferred.

IM-PAR'TIAL, a. [in and partial, from part, L. pars.]

1. Not partial; not biased in favor of one party more than another; indifferent; unprejudiced; disinterested; as, an impartial judge or arbitrator.
2. Not favoring one party more than another; equitable; just; as, an impartial judgment or decision; an impartial opinion.

IM-PAR'TIAL-IST, n.

One who is impartial. [Little used.] Boyle.

IM-PAR-TIAL'I-TY, n. [imparshal'ity.]

1. Indifference of opinion or judgment; freedom from bias in favor of one side or party more than another; disinterestedness. Impartiality is indispensable to an upright judge.
2. Equitableness; justice; as, the impartiality of a decision.

IM-PAR'TIAL-LY, adv.

Without bias of judgment; without prejudice; without inclination to favor one party or side more than another; equitably; justly.

IM-PART-I-BIL'I-TY, n.

1. The quality of not being subject to partition.
2. The quality of being capable of being communicated.

IM-PART'I-BLE, a. [Sp. impartible; in and partible.]

1. Not partible or subject to partition; as, an impartible estate. Blackstone.
2. [from impart.] That may be imparted, conferred, bestowed or communicated. Digby.

IM-PART'ING, ppr.

Communicating; granting; bestowing.

IM-PART'MENT, n.

The act of imparting; the communication of knowledge; disclosure. Shak.

IM-PASS'A-BLE, a. [in and passable. See Pass.]

That can not be passed; not admitting a passage; as, an impassable road, mountain or gulf. Milton. Temple.

IM-PASS'A-BLE-NESS, n.

The state of being impassable.

IM-PASS'A-BLY, adv.

In a manner or degree that prevents passing, or the power of passing.

IM-PAS-SI-BIL'I-TY, n. [or IM-PAS'SI-BLE-NESS; from impassible.]

Exemption from pain or suffering; insusceptibility of injury from external things. Dryden.

IM-PAS'SI-BLE, a. [Fr. impassible; Sp. impasible; L. impassibilis, from passus, patior, to suffer.]

Incapable of pain, passion or suffering; that can not be affected with pain or uneasiness. Whatever is destitute of sensation is impassible. Though naked and impassible, depart. Dryden.

IM-PAS'SION, v.i. [in and passion.]

To move or affect strongly with passion.

IM-PAS'SION-A-BLE, a.

Easily excited to anger; susceptible of strong emotion.

IM-PAS'SION-ATE, a.

1. Strongly affected.
2. Without passion or feeling. Burton.

IM-PAS'SION-ATE, v.t.

To affect powerfully. More.

IM-PAS'SION-ED, a.

1. Actuated or agitated by passion. The tempter all impassioned, thus began. Milton.
2. Animated; excited; having the feelings warmed; as, an impassioned orator.
3. Animated; expressive of passion or ardor; as, an impassioned discourse.

IM-PAS'SIVE, a. [L. in and passus, patior, to suffer.]

Not susceptible of pain or suffering; as, the impassive air; impassive ice. Dryden. Pope.

IM-PAS'SIVE-LY, adv.

Without sensibility to pain or suffering.