impar

[ im-pahr ]

adjective

, Anatomy.

1. unpaired; azygous.

Word History and Origins

Origin of impar¹

1375–1425 for earlier noun sense “odd number,” 1525–35 for current sense; late Middle English < Latin impār unequal. See im- ², par ¹

Example Sentences

I am not greatly ashamed, therefore, that in a crisis which amply justified all the horror and repugnance which mortals feel at the prospect of sudden and violent dissolution, I fell below the heroic standard, and said and did things, miles impar Achilli.

From Project Gutenberg

We note also many instances of plays on words, alliteration, and asyndeton, reminding us of similar modes of conveying emphasis in Plautus, as in the following:— Pari dyspari, si impar esses tibi, ego nunc non essem miser.

From Project Gutenberg

Candide rex campi, cui floris eburnea pompa est, Deque nivis fragili vellere longa toga; Purpureus Salomon impar tibi dicitur esto.

From Project Gutenberg

Impartial′ity, Impar′tialness, quality of being impartial: freedom from bias.—adv.

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The barrels of these hollow columns were ornamented with the three fleurs de lis of the ancient French Monarchy; the handles on each cannon were two dolphins, and all the pieces displayed the pretentious motto: Nec pluribus impar of Louis XIV, with another more somber one: Ultima ratio regum.

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