impressionable

[ im-presh-uh-nuh-buhl, -presh-nuh- ]
/ ɪmˈprɛʃ ə nə bəl, -ˈprɛʃ nə- /
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adjective

easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
capable of being impressed.

Origin of impressionable

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

OTHER WORDS FROM impressionable

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH impressionable

impressionable impressive

Words nearby impressionable

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Words related to impressionable

susceptible, impressible, affected, feeling, ingenuous, open, perceptive, plastic, receptive, responsive, sensible, sensitive, sentient, vulnerable, suggestible, susceptive, affectable, influenceable

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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