impressible

[ im-pres-uh-buhl ]

/ ɪmˈprɛs ə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being impressed; impressionable.

Origin of impressible

First recorded in 1620–30; impress¹ + -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM impressible

im·press·i·bil·i·ty, im·press·i·ble·ness, nounim·press·i·bly, adverbo·ver·im·press·i·bil·i·ty, nouno·ver·im·press·i·ble, adjective

o·ver·im·press·i·bly, adverbun·im·press·i·bil·i·ty, nounun·im·press·i·ble, adjective

Words nearby impressible

impregnate, impresa, impresario, imprescriptible, impress, impressible, impression, impressionable, impressionism, impressionist, impressive

Example sentences from the Web for impressible

Here the delight of the impressible young foreigner deepened into awe.
Cruel As The Grave|Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth
She was one of those strong-minded women who are impressible by grand sentiments.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII|John Lord
The Colonel had stared with almost bourgeois interest, as if impressible by wealth and power.
The Barrier|Allen French
Such a state of things was eminently suited to act on impressible and sanguine minds.
Chapter of Autobiography|W E Gladstone

His impressible mind was, doubtless, affected by the grand or beautiful scenery amid which his early life was passed.
Memoir of Jared Sparks, LL.D.|Brantz Mayer