imperial
/ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.əl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.21 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
adj
Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
adj
Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
noun
A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "the imperial diadem of Rome"
- "Using imperial units such as pounds makes fresh produce look cheaper than it really is, and it might be luring consumers away from frozen produce, which could possibly provide the same nutritional benefits at lower cost."
- "Imperial pale ale, Imperial IPA, Imperial pilsner, Imperial milk stout, Imperial lager, Imperial mead"
- "There are who say the sonnet's meted maze Is all too fettered for the poet's powers, Compelled to crowd his flush and airy flowers Like pots of tall imperials, ill at ease."
- "...and she was just in time to see Mr. Boyne Sillery hand her aunt into a carriage, jump in himself, when it drove off with a rapidity which scarcely allowed her to observe that a large imperial was on the top, and her aunt's servant, with a huge bandbox, on the dickey."
- "[T]he imperials were packed, and the post-chariot was at the door."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: imperial, imperiālis
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.əl/
- British English: /ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.əl/