English → Latin
“imposing” in Latin
cōnspicuusvisible; striking, conspicuous, distinguished, illustrious, remarkable (attracting attention)speciōsusgood-looking, handsome, beautiful; splendid, brilliant; showy, speciousimperātōriusgeneral (high-ranking military leader); imperial; commandingfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance; fine form; beauty; outline, plan, design
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
imposing
conspicuus (attracting the eyes of people): admirationem sui cuivis injiciens (exciting general admiration): speciosus (striking, remarkable in appearance; all three of persons and things): imperatorius (majestic, suited to command; e.g., forma). He had an imposing form, erat imperatoria forma, ut ipso aspectu cuivis injiceret admirationem sui (Nep., Iphic., 3, 1): magnam habebat corporis dignitatem (Nep., Dion., 1, 2).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for imposing?
- The usual Latin words for “imposing” are cōnspicuus, speciōsus, imperātōrius; also fōrma. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.