imperious C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪmˈpɪriəs/ UK /ɪmˈpɪərɪəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj arrogantly domineering or overbearing With an imperious wave, she dismissed the assembled servants. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · arrogantly domineering or... domineeringoverbearingauthoritativecommandingdictatorialhaughty ↔ Opposites submissivemeekhumbledeferential Word family Forms imperiously Derived forms imperiouslyimperiousness Related forms imperialempireemperorimperative Etymology AI details From Latin imperiosus ('commanding, mighty'), from imperium ('command, authority'), from imperare ('to command'). imperiosus Latin imperium Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # imperious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈpɪriəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈpɪərɪəs/ ## Meanings 1. arrogantly domineering or overbearing ## Examples - With an imperious wave, she dismissed the assembled servants. ## Synonyms - domineering - overbearing - authoritative - commanding - dictatorial - haughty ## Antonyms - submissive - meek - humble - deferential ## Derived Forms - imperiously - imperiousness ## Related Forms - imperial - empire - emperor - imperative ## Roots and Affixes - Root: imperiosus - Root: imperium ## Etymology From Latin imperiosus ('commanding, mighty'), from imperium ('command, authority'), from imperare ('to command'). ## AI Etymology Imperious comes from Latin imperiosus ('commanding, mighty'), from imperium ('command, authority'), from imperare ('to command'). The etymological trail includes Latin imperiosus and Latin imperium. As an adjective, imperious means arrogantly domineering or overbearing. The same family is visible in derived forms such as imperiously and imperiousness and related forms such as imperial, empire, emperor, and imperative. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown