impressionable

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪmˈprɛʃənəbəl/ UK /ɪmˈpreʃənəbl/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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adj
easily influenced because one is inexperienced, sensitive, or receptive to new ideas

Impressionable teenagers may copy the behavior of people they admire.

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Synonyms

1 adj · easily influenced because... susceptibleinfluenceablesuggestible

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Opposites

independent resistantunimpressionable

Word family

Forms unimpressionable

Derived forms impressionabilityimpressionablyunimpressionable

Related forms impress impression influence

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Phrases (1)

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impressionable age
A stage of life when a person is easily influenced by other people or experiences.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from French impressionnable, from impression plus the adjective-forming suffix -able. It describes a mind on which experiences or other people can readily leave an impression.

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