influential B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/ UK /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/ See IPA manual Freq #11196 Meanings 1 adj Having a lot of power to affect people, decisions, or events. She is one of the most influential scientists of her generation. 2 noun A person who has a lot of influence. The conference attracted many influentials from the tech world. Thesaurus Word family Forms uninfluential Common collocations influential person Adjective + noun hugely influential Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence + -ial. īnfluentiālis la-med View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # influential **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/ **Frequency rank:** 11196 ## Meanings 1. Having a lot of power to affect people, decisions, or events. 2. A person who has a lot of influence. ## Examples - She is one of the most influential scientists of her generation. - The conference attracted many influentials from the tech world. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: īnfluentiālis ## Etymology From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence + -ial. ## AI Etymology Influential comes from Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence + -ial. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - People & Society markdown