impressionable
[ im-presh-uh-nuh-buhl, -presh-nuh- ]
adjective
easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
capable of being impressed.
Origin of impressionable
1Other 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
Words that may be confused with impressionable
- impressionable , impressive
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How to use impressionable in a sentence
Perhaps curiosity in opium-eating led him early and impressionably to the study of Coleridge.
The Life of Francis Thompson | Everard Meynell
British Dictionary definitions for impressionable
impressionable
/ (ɪmˈprɛʃənəbəl, -ˈprɛʃnə-) /
adjective
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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