impressionable

[ im-presh-uh-nuh-buhl, -presh-nuh- ]
/ ɪmˈprɛʃ ə nə bəl, -ˈprɛʃ nə- /
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adjective

easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
capable of being impressed.

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Origin of impressionable

1825–35; impression + -able; compare French impressionnable

OTHER WORDS FROM impressionable

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH impressionable

impressionable impressive

Words nearby impressionable

impresario, imprescriptible, impress, impressible, impression, impressionable, impressionism, impressionist, impressive, impressive aphasia, impressment
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Words related to impressionability

nervousness, subtlety, sympathy, sense, feeling, awareness, susceptibility, consciousness, delicacy, sensation, acuteness, receptiveness, sensitiveness, reactivity, sensibility, reactiveness, flexibility, plasticity, sensitivity, sentimentality

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British Dictionary definitions for impressionability

impressionable
/ (ɪmˈprɛʃənəbəl, -ˈprɛʃnə-) /

adjective

easily influenced or characterized by susceptibility to influencean impressionable child; an impressionable age

Derived forms of impressionable

impressionability or impressionableness, noun
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