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ikameshii
i adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

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ikameshii

English Meaning(s) for いかめしい

i adjective
  1. stern; grave; austere; imposing; dignified; formidable; solemn; majestic
  2. strict (e.g. security); severe; firm; rigid; rigorous

Definition and Synonyms for いかめしい

Solemness a trait of dignified seriousness
Synonyms: いかめしい, 威風堂堂, 荘厳, 荘厳, 重々しい
Authoritatively in an authoritative and magisterial manner
Synonyms: いかめしい, 厳として
Dignified having or expressing dignity
Synonyms: いかめしい, 厳か, 厳粛, 堂々, 尊厳, 荘厳, 荘厳, 重々しい
Rigid incapable of compromise or flexibility
Synonyms: ゴリゴリ, いかめしい, 利かぬ気, 厳しい, 厳格, 厳重
Hard-And-Fast (of rules) stringently enforced
Synonyms: いかめしい, かしましい, やかましい, 厳しい, 厳密, 厳格, 厳重
Solemnly in a grave and sedate manner
Synonyms: いかめしい, 厳として, 粛然
Majestic having or displaying great dignity or nobility
Synonyms: いかめしい, 厳しい, 堂々, 壮大, 荘厳, 荘厳, 荘重, 高大, 高尚, 高遠, 高邁
Stern of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
Synonyms: いかめしい, 厳い, 厳しい, 峻厳, 険しい, 険悪, 険相
Wicked intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
Synonyms: きつい, すごい, ひどい, むごい, いかめしい, こっぴどい, ものすごい, とんでもない, 凄まじい, 厳しい, 大変, 峻烈, 恐ろしい, 深刻, 激しい, 激烈, 激甚, 猛烈, 甚だしい, 甚大, 痛烈, 苛烈, 酷烈
Solemn dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
Synonyms: いかめしい, 厳か, 謹厳
Majestic majestic in manner or bearing
Synonyms: いかめしい, 堂々, 尊厳, 荘厳, 荘厳, 荘重
Dignified especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
Synonyms: いかめしい, 厳か, 厳粛, 堂々, 尊厳, 荘厳, 荘厳, 重々しい
Majestic superior to mundane matters
Synonyms: いかめしい, 堂々, 尊厳, 荘厳, 荘厳, 荘重
Stern forbidding in aspect
Synonyms: いかめしい, 厳い, 厳しい, 峻厳, 険しい, 険悪, 険相

Categories いかめしい is a member of

Serious-Mindedness the trait of being serious
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Stroke Order Diagrams for いかめしい

Conjugations for いかめしい

Adjective stem
ikameshi
te-form
ikameshikute
Negative te-form
ikameshikunakute
Adverbial Form
ikameshiku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
ikameshii
Present Indicative Negative Form
ikameshikunai
Past Indicative Form
ikameshikatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
ikameshikunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
ikameshikereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
ikameshikunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
ikameshikunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
ikameshikattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
ikameshikunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
ikameshisa

Sample Sentences for いかめしい

My Latin teacher used to look down sternly on me over the rim of her glasses, but now I know it only had to do with the fact that she was wearing reading glasses and that she will have found it a nuisance taking them off all the time, so what looked like contempt towards us students might well and truly have been kindness.
Marcia looked grim when I told her the story.
He looks stern.

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