different between imposing vs transcendent

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?po?z??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?p??z??/
• Rhymes: -??z??
• Hyphenation: im?pos?ing

Verb

imposing

1. present participle of impose

Adjective

imposing (comparative more imposing, superlative most imposing)

1. Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.

Translations

English

Etymology

From transcend +? -ent, or borrowed from Latin tr?nscend?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?æn(t)?s?nd?nt/

Adjective

transcendent (comparative more transcendent, superlative most transcendent)

1. surpassing usual limits
2. supreme in excellence
3. beyond the range of usual perception
4. free from constraints of the material world

Related terms

Noun

transcendent (plural transcendents)

1. That which surpasses or is supereminent; something excellent.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tr?nscend?ns. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tr?n.s?n?d?nt/
• Hyphenation: trans?cen?dent
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

transcendent (not comparable)

1. (mathematic) transcendental, not algebraic

Inflection

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t???.s??d/

Verb

transcendent

1. third-person plural present indicative of transcender
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of transcender

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /tran?sken.dent/, [t??ä???s?k?n?d??n?t?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tran??en.dent/, [t???n?????n?d??n?t?]

Verb

tr?nscendent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of tr?nscend?

Romanian

Etymology

From French transcendant, from Latin transcendens.

Adjective

transcendent m or n (feminine singular transcendent?, masculine plural transcenden?i, feminine and neuter plural transcendente)

1. transcendent

Declension