impressionable

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

  2. capable of being impressed.

Origin of impressionable

1
1825–35; impression + -able; compare French impressionnable

Other words for impressionable

Other words from impressionable

  • 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
  • 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·bly, adverb
  • un·im·pres·sion·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for impressionable

impressionable

/ (ɪmˈprɛʃənəbəl, -ˈprɛʃnə-) /


adjective
  1. easily influenced or characterized by susceptibility to influence: an impressionable child; an impressionable age

Derived forms of impressionable

  • impressionability or impressionableness, noun

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