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impressionability

impressionability

7.7
A tendency to be easily influenced by other people or things that happen
  • noun
  • /ɪmˌprɛʃəˈnæbɪlɪti/
translation icon : susceptibilidad

Examples

  • 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.

  • Young children often display a high level of impressionability, making them easily influenced by what they see on television.

  • The artist's impressionability was evident in how she adapted her style after attending the exhibition.

Synonyms

susceptibility
vsimpressionability
11 7.1

A state of being easily affected or harmed by something

focuses on influence or effect without implying harm or vulnerability
suggestibility
vsimpressionability
1 8.2

A tendency to be easily influenced by other people's ideas or opinions

applies to influence from many sources not just others' suggestions
susceptibleness
vsimpressionability
8.2

Being easily affected or influenced by something

focuses on influence from people experiences or external factors
affectability
vsimpressionability
9.6

Being easily influenced by other people's feelings or ideas

emphasizes influence coming from people or experiences rather than feelings
recipiency
vsimpressionability
9.9

A willingness to accept new ideas and feedback

is about being easily changed by influence rather than simply receiving it
persuadability
vsimpressionability
7.6

Being easily convinced by other people

involves being influenced more generally not only by persuasion
persuasibility
vsimpressionability
8.2

How easily a person accepts other people's ideas

covers broader sensitivity to many influences beyond mere convincing

Antonyms

resilience
52 4.8

Ability to return to original shape or recover quickly after a problem

How Impressionable

impressionability
7.7
immunity
52 4.7

Surface Forms

impressionability singular
impressionabilities plural

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.