Thesaurus / impulsion
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Nor was this literary impulsion entirely without fruit-bearing.
A CURSORY HISTORY OF SWEARINGJULIAN SHARMANThe editors of the National Magazine had given a new impulsion to my song—and a damned bad one.
TRAMPING ON LIFEHARRY KEMPThus, then, the exclusive action of sensuous impulsion has for its necessary consequence the narrowest limitation.
THE AESTHETICAL ESSAYSFRIEDRICH SCHILLERUnder impulsion of the Arranger of Inanities the pomaded princes next began their inspection of the buildings.
INSTIGATIONSEZRA POUNDHe talks himself into passion, gives himself that impulsion which then bears others along with him.
MILE VERHAERENSTEFAN ZWEIGThe carriage had eight wheels, two of which were large and gave the impulsion.
AUTOMOBILE BIOGRAPHIESLYMAN HORACE WEEKSWhy should we be confined to employ only the power of impulsion?
BUFFON'S NATURAL HISTORY, VOLUME II (OF 10)GEORGES LOUIS LECLERC DE BUFFONUnder this impulsion, the tribunals became exceedingly lenient, frequently exercising the power left to them of suspending cases.
A HISTORY OF THE INQUISITION OF SPAIN; VOL. 4HENRY CHARLES LEAThe electrons, positive as well as negative, undergo then a mechanical impulsion by the action of these different fields.
THE FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENCE: SCIENCE AND HYPOTHESIS, THE VALUE OF SCIENCE, SCIENCE AND METHODHENRI POINCARI rose and lighted a candle, under the impulsion of that idea, reserving my flashlight for the search.
THE THING FROM THE LAKEELEANOR M. INGRAMWORDS RELATED TO IMPULSION
- actuations
- appeals
- bents
- caprices
- catalysts
- desires
- dispositions
- excitants
- extemporizations
- fancies
- feelings
- flashes
- goads
- hunches
- impellents
- impulsions
- incitations
- incitements
- inclinations
- influences
- inspirations
- instincts
- itches
- lashes
- lust
- minds
- motivations
- motives
- notions
- passions
- spontaneity
- spurs
- thoughts
- urges
- vagaries
- whims
- whimsies
- wishes
- yen
- acceptations
- animus
- bottom lines
- conations
- designs
- desires
- drifts
- ends
- goals
- hearts
- hopes
- ideas
- imports
- intendments
- meanings
- meats
- name of the games
- natures
- notions
- nubs
- nuts and bolts
- objectives
- objects
- plans
- points
- projects
- purport
- schemes
- scores
- senses
- significances
- significancies
- significations
- targets
- understandings
- volition
- wills
- wishes
- action
- actuation
- angle
- catalyst
- desire
- disposition
- drive
- encouragement
- fire
- get up and go
- gimmick
- goose
- hunger
- impetus
- impulse
- impulsion
- incentive
- incitation
- incitement
- inclination
- inducement
- instigation
- interest
- kick
- motive
- persuasion
- predetermination
- predisposition
- provocation
- push
- reason
- right stuff
- spur
- stimulus
- suggestion
- wish
- actions
- actuations
- angles
- catalysts
- desires
- dispositions
- drives
- encouragements
- fires
- geese
- get up and gos
- gimmicks
- hunger
- impetus
- impulses
- impulsions
- incentives
- incitations
- incitements
- inclinations
- inducements
- instigations
- interests
- kicks
- motives
- persuasions
- predetermination
- predispositions
- provocations
- pushes
- reasons
- right stuffs
- spurs
- stimuli
- suggestions
- wishes
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