impressionable

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• Impressionable — Im*pres sion*a*ble, a. [Cf. F. impressionnable.] Liable or subject to impression; capable of being molded; susceptible; impressible; as, a bad influence on impressionable youths. [1913 Webster] He was too impressionable; he had too much of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• impressionable — index amenable, facile, malleable, open (persuasible), perceptive, pliable, pliant, receptive …   Law dictionary

• impressionable — (adj.) 1836, formed on French model, from IMPRESSION (Cf. impression) + ABLE (Cf. able). Earlier was impressible (1620s) …   Etymology dictionary

• impressionable — *sentient, sensitive, impressible, responsive, susceptible Analogous words: affectable, influenceable (see corresponding verbs at AFFECT): open, iiable, subject, exposed, prone: predisposed, disposed, inclined (see INCLINE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• impressionable — [adj] easily taught; gullible affectable, affected, feeling, impressible, influenceable, ingenuous, open, perceptive, plastic*, receptive, responsive, sensible, sensile, sensitive, sentient, suggestible, susceptible, susceptive, vulnerable, wax… …   New thesaurus

• impressionable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ easily influenced. DERIVATIVES impressionability noun …   English terms dictionary

• impressionable — [im presh′ən ə bəl] adj. [Fr] easily affected by impressions; esp., capable of being influenced intellectually, emotionally, or morally; sensitive impressionability n. impressionably adv …   English World dictionary

• impressionable — [[t]ɪmpre̱ʃənəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is impressionable, usually a young person, is not very critical and is therefore easy to influence. The law is intended to safeguard young and impressionable viewers from exploitation. ...seven… …   English dictionary

• impressionable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly …   Collocations dictionary

• impressionable — im|pres|sion|a|ble [ımˈpreʃənəbəl] adj someone who is impressionable is easily influenced, especially because they are young ▪ The kids are at an impressionable age …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• impressionable — im|pres|sion|a|ble [ ım preʃnəbl ] adjective someone who is impressionable is easily impressed and influenced by other people, usually because they are young and lack experience in life: You worry about teenagers because they re at such an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English