impressionability
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7.7
- noun
- /ɪmˌprɛʃəˈnæbɪlɪti/
Examples
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Smoking, it seems, not only comforts the patron but also puts him or her into a state of dreamlike passivity and impressionability.
Academic text (2016) -
Laurent caught his breath because he could feel the force of The Boss's words on the tremulous sensibility of the quijote, a sensibility high in impressionability.
Fiction book (2001) -
Her impressionability made her vulnerable to the persuasive opinions of her friends.
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Young children often display a high level of impressionability, making them easily influenced by what they see on television.
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The artist's impressionability was evident in how she adapted her style after attending the exhibition.
Synonyms
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7.1
A state of being easily affected or harmed by something
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8.2
A tendency to be easily influenced by other people's ideas or opinions
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7.6
Being easily convinced by other people
Being easily affected or influenced by something
Being easily influenced by other people's feelings or ideas
A willingness to accept new ideas and feedback
How easily a person accepts other people's ideas
Antonyms
How Impressionable
Surface Forms
Morphology
impressionability = impressionable (transparent) = impression + able + ity
The noun is a regular derivation from the adjective 'impressionable' using the productive suffix '-ity'.
Etymology
Impressionability comes from the verb impress, which originally meant 'to press into', for example imagine making a mark in soft clay, and it is related to the familiar word press. With the ending -ability ('able to'), impressionability means the quality of being easily 'pressed' or changed by other people or experiences.