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Definitions for Impetus
[1] a moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life.
[2] (broadly) the momentum of a moving body, especially with reference to the cause of motion.
[3] an impelling movement or force; incentive or impulse; stimulus
[4] physics the force that sets a body in motion or that tends to resist changes in a body's motion
Words related to Impetus
motivation, incentive, catalyst, impulse, momentum, stimulant, urge, incitement, power, spur, energy, goad, pressure, push, incitation, impulsion
Words nearby Impetus
impetigo neonatorum, impetigo vulgaris, impetrate, impetuosity, impetuous, impetus, impf., imphal, impi, impiety, impinge
Origin of Impetus
1650–60; < Latin: an attack, literally, a rushing into, perhaps by haplology from *impetitus (though the expected form would be *impetītus; see appetite), equivalent to impetī-, variant stem of impetere to attack (im- im-1 + petere to make for, assault) + -tus suffix of v. action
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Word origin for Impetus
C17: from Latin: attack, from impetere to assail, from im- (in) + petere to make for, seek out
Synonyms for Impetus
catalyst, impulse, incentive, momentum, motivation, stimulant, energy, goad, impulsion, incitation, incitement, power, pressure, push, spur, urge