Violent vs Impressive - What's the difference?
violent | impressive | Related terms |
Involving extreme force or motion.
Involving physical conflict.
Likely to use physical force.
Intensely vivid.
(obsolete) Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
* Shakespeare
* T. Burnet
* Milton
Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.
Capable of being impressed.
appealing
Violent is a related term of impressive.
As adjectives the difference between violent and impressive
is that violent is involving extreme force or motion while impressive is making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.As a verb violent
is (archaic) to urge with violence.As a noun violent
is (obsolete) an assailant.violent
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
- We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if needed.
- The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent .
- The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.
- These violent delights have violent ends.
- No violent state can be perpetual.
- Ease would recant / Vows made in pain, as violent and void.
