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Impressed vs Empressed - What's the difference?

impressed | empressed |

As verbs the difference between impressed and empressed

is that impressed is past tense of impress while empressed is past tense of empress.

As an adjective impressed

is strongly affected, especially favourably.

impressed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • strongly affected, especially favourably
  • stamped, under pressure
  • compelled to serve in a military force
  • confiscated by force or authority

    • Antonyms

    * unimpressed

    Related terms

    * impress * impressive

    Verb

    (head)
  • (impress)

    • See also

    * imprest

    empressed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (empress)

    • empress

    English

    (Emperor)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) emperice, emperesse, from (etyl) and (etyl) emperiz, emperesse, from (etyl) imperatrix.

    Noun

    (es)
  • The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
  • The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler (e.g. Persian shah).
  • (label) A female chimpanzee.
    • Related terms
    * emperor

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (es)