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impressionable

[im-presh-uh-nuh-buhl, -presh-nuh-] Example Sentences Origin

im·pres·sion·a·ble

[im-presh-uh-nuh-buhl, -presh-nuh-]
adjective
1.
easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
2.
capable of being impressed.

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

im·pres·sion·a·bil·i·ty, im·pres·sion·a·ble·ness, noun
im·pres·sion·a·bly, adverb
non·im·pres·sion·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·im·pres·sion·a·ble, adjective
non·im·pres·sion·a·ble·ness, noun
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o·ver·im·pres·sion·a·bil·i·ty, noun
o·ver·im·pres·sion·a·ble, adjective
o·ver·im·pres·sion·a·ble·ness, noun
o·ver·im·pres·sion·a·b·ly, adverb
un·im·pres·sion·a·ble, adjective
COLLAPSE

impressionable, impressive.


1. receptive, responsive, suggestible.

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Impressionable has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
Example Sentences
  • Such statements suggest to the impressionable mind that society might somehow condone the deeds described.
  • The poor dears were no doubt imprinted at an impressionable age.
  • And he is often far more impressionable than he dare admit.
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World English Dictionary
impressionable (ɪmˈprɛʃənəbəl, -ˈprɛʃnə-)
 
adj
easily influenced or characterized by susceptibility to influence: an impressionable child; an impressionable age
 
impressiona'bility
 
n
 
im'pressionableness
 
n

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impressionable
formed 1836 on Fr. model, from impression + -able.
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