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influential

[ in-floo-en-shuhl ]
/ ˌɪn fluˈɛn ʃəl /
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adjective

having or exerting influence, especially great influence: three influential educators.

noun

a person who exerts or can exert strong influence: according to influentials of the fashion industry.

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Nearby words

  1. inflow,
  2. influence,
  3. influence peddler,
  4. influencer,
  5. influent,
  6. influenza,
  7. influenza a,
  8. influenza b,
  9. influenza c,
  10. influenza virus

Origin of influential

1560–70; < Medieval Latin influenti(a) stellar emanation (see influence) + -al1
SYNONYMS FOR influential
1. consequential, forceful, important.
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British Dictionary definitions for influentially

influential

/ (ˌɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl) /

adjective

having or exerting influence
Derived Formsinfluentially, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for influentially

influential

adj.

"powerful," 1650s, from Medieval Latin influentialis, from influentia (see influence). Earlier in an astrological sense (1560s).

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