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impressionable

[im-presh-uh-nuh-buhl, -presh-nuh-]

adjective

  1. easily impressed or influenced; susceptible.

    an impressionable youngster.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. capable of being impressed.



impressionable

/ -ˈprɛʃnə-, ɪmˈprɛʃənəbəl /

adjective

  1. easily influenced or characterized by susceptibility to influence

    an impressionable child

    an impressionable age

“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
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Other Word Forms

  • impressionability noun
  • impressionableness noun
  • impressionably adverb
  • nonimpressionability noun
  • nonimpressionable adjective
  • nonimpressionableness noun
  • overimpressionability noun
  • overimpressionable adjective
  • overimpressionableness noun
  • overimpressionably adverb
  • unimpressionable adjective
  • ˌDzԲˈٲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of impressionable1

1825–35; impression + -able; compare French impressionnable
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Lauren was just so similar and impressionable to me because I saw a lot of things that I was scared to be and do through her as a vessel.

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Cosmetics brands and the retailers that carry their products are facing a delicate balancing act as they figure out how to market to a growing cohort of impressionable customers.

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He says that gender-affirming treatments are imposed only on “impressionable children”—never mind that their parents have consulted with medical professionals and support their judgments.

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He knows how impressionable his sons, aged 2 and 3, are at this age.

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My parents would have no idea what kind of unholiness was happening at these dances — young, impressionable girls screeching to Bieber.

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