Definition of impressionable in English:

impressionable

adjective ɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəb(ə)lɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l

Easily influenced.
children are highly impressionable and susceptible to advertising
Example sentencesExamples
- Many kids see these stars as role models, and above all they are at an impressionable age.
- At the impressionable ages between 13 and 16 peer pressure is the biggest influence.
- One might say that impressionable young men recklessly believe what their officers tell them.
- I know some things get said about the media influencing the behaviour of impressionable minds, but I'm not so sure.
- More than half our population is youth who are at a very impressionable age.
- Many of his listeners are of an impressionable age and take the words of a popular media figure to be gospel truth.
- He is not impressionable, controllable, or easily influenced like a younger boy would be.
- The mind of a fourteen year old is impressionable, clearly.
- My thoughts immediately turned to Laurent, whom I met during my impressionable university years.
- She was a naive and impressionable young girl, with little life experience behind her.
- It can have a lasting effect on people, especially when they're at an impressionable age.
- Maybe the problems arose when the players became less impressionable as they got a little bit older and weren't so willing to listen.
- But I was young and impressionable… was it so wrong of me to be influenced by another?
- He had grown into quite a handsome young man and found that, if his targets were young and impressionable enough, he could appear charming.
- Watching him mimic my actions has made me realise how easily impressionable he is.
- Defence barristers said they were vulnerable and impressionable young men who had been offered cash to sell the drugs.
- Watching all those movies at such an impressionable age, I always wanted to grow up to be Cary Grant.
- When such ideas are allowed to stand, they take root among the impressionable or those predisposed to think the worst.
- I entreat all of you who have any sort of influence over impressionable young minds to introduce them to the great bands of the past.
- I also thought about the influence that celebrities have on young impressionable teeny boppers.
Synonyms
easily influenced, easily led, suggestible, susceptible, receptive, persuadable, pliable, malleable, pliant, mouldable
vulnerable, exploitable, ingenuous, trusting, naive, credulous, gullible

Derivatives

impressionability

nounɪmprɛʃ(ə)nəˈbɪlɪtiɪmprəʃ(ə)nəˈbɪlədi

The alleged superior receptiveness or impressionability of the little girl endows her with a fluidity of viewpoint particularly suited to the urban environment and with a greater capacity to sustain and recode the shocks it affords.
Example sentencesExamples
- Do you really want to exist in a state of constant intense impressionability?
- As one acquaintance remarked, Pater cultivated ‘a wise, grave passiveness, a gentle susceptibility, a kind of soft impressionability… I never remember a single unkind criticism or remark ’.
- The display is not on the grounds of a public school, where, given the impressionability of the young, government must exercise particular care in separating church and state.
- Traditional astrology considers the Moon a significator of change, fickleness and easy impressionability; and yet few astrologers would dare to disregard its powerful influence upon earthly events.

impressionableness

noun

impressionably

adverb

I read this when I was impressionably young, and then again and again since.
Example sentencesExamples
- By the end things get a little overly sappy, but this is a teenage romance - who among us wasn't a little mushy at that impressionably young age?

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from impressionner, from Latin impressio(n-), from the verb imprimere 'press into' (see imprint).

Definition of impressionable in US English:

impressionable

adjectiveimˈpreSH(ə)nəb(ə)lɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l

Easily influenced because of a lack of critical ability.
children are highly impressionable and susceptible to advertising
Example sentencesExamples
- Maybe the problems arose when the players became less impressionable as they got a little bit older and weren't so willing to listen.
- I also thought about the influence that celebrities have on young impressionable teeny boppers.
- Defence barristers said they were vulnerable and impressionable young men who had been offered cash to sell the drugs.
- She was a naive and impressionable young girl, with little life experience behind her.
- He had grown into quite a handsome young man and found that, if his targets were young and impressionable enough, he could appear charming.
- Watching all those movies at such an impressionable age, I always wanted to grow up to be Cary Grant.
- More than half our population is youth who are at a very impressionable age.
- Many kids see these stars as role models, and above all they are at an impressionable age.
- I entreat all of you who have any sort of influence over impressionable young minds to introduce them to the great bands of the past.
- But I was young and impressionable… was it so wrong of me to be influenced by another?
- He is not impressionable, controllable, or easily influenced like a younger boy would be.
- The mind of a fourteen year old is impressionable, clearly.
- At the impressionable ages between 13 and 16 peer pressure is the biggest influence.
- It can have a lasting effect on people, especially when they're at an impressionable age.
- My thoughts immediately turned to Laurent, whom I met during my impressionable university years.
- When such ideas are allowed to stand, they take root among the impressionable or those predisposed to think the worst.
- One might say that impressionable young men recklessly believe what their officers tell them.
- Watching him mimic my actions has made me realise how easily impressionable he is.
- I know some things get said about the media influencing the behaviour of impressionable minds, but I'm not so sure.
- Many of his listeners are of an impressionable age and take the words of a popular media figure to be gospel truth.
Synonyms
easily influenced, easily led, suggestible, susceptible, receptive, persuadable, pliable, malleable, pliant, mouldable

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from impressionner, from Latin impressio(n-), from the verb imprimere ‘press into’ (see imprint).

单词	impressionable
释义	Definition of impressionable in English: impressionable adjective ɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəb(ə)lɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l Easily influenced. children are highly impressionable and susceptible to advertising Example sentencesExamples Many kids see these stars as role models, and above all they are at an impressionable age. At the impressionable ages between 13 and 16 peer pressure is the biggest influence. One might say that impressionable young men recklessly believe what their officers tell them. I know some things get said about the media influencing the behaviour of impressionable minds, but I'm not so sure. More than half our population is youth who are at a very impressionable age. Many of his listeners are of an impressionable age and take the words of a popular media figure to be gospel truth. He is not impressionable, controllable, or easily influenced like a younger boy would be. The mind of a fourteen year old is impressionable, clearly. My thoughts immediately turned to Laurent, whom I met during my impressionable university years. She was a naive and impressionable young girl, with little life experience behind her. It can have a lasting effect on people, especially when they're at an impressionable age. Maybe the problems arose when the players became less impressionable as they got a little bit older and weren't so willing to listen. But I was young and impressionable… was it so wrong of me to be influenced by another? He had grown into quite a handsome young man and found that, if his targets were young and impressionable enough, he could appear charming. Watching him mimic my actions has made me realise how easily impressionable he is. Defence barristers said they were vulnerable and impressionable young men who had been offered cash to sell the drugs. Watching all those movies at such an impressionable age, I always wanted to grow up to be Cary Grant. When such ideas are allowed to stand, they take root among the impressionable or those predisposed to think the worst. I entreat all of you who have any sort of influence over impressionable young minds to introduce them to the great bands of the past. I also thought about the influence that celebrities have on young impressionable teeny boppers. Synonyms easily influenced, easily led, suggestible, susceptible, receptive, persuadable, pliable, malleable, pliant, mouldable vulnerable, exploitable, ingenuous, trusting, naive, credulous, gullible Derivatives impressionability nounɪmprɛʃ(ə)nəˈbɪlɪtiɪmprəʃ(ə)nəˈbɪlədi The alleged superior receptiveness or impressionability of the little girl endows her with a fluidity of viewpoint particularly suited to the urban environment and with a greater capacity to sustain and recode the shocks it affords. Example sentencesExamples Do you really want to exist in a state of constant intense impressionability? As one acquaintance remarked, Pater cultivated ‘a wise, grave passiveness, a gentle susceptibility, a kind of soft impressionability… I never remember a single unkind criticism or remark ’. The display is not on the grounds of a public school, where, given the impressionability of the young, government must exercise particular care in separating church and state. Traditional astrology considers the Moon a significator of change, fickleness and easy impressionability; and yet few astrologers would dare to disregard its powerful influence upon earthly events. impressionableness noun impressionably adverb I read this when I was impressionably young, and then again and again since. Example sentencesExamples By the end things get a little overly sappy, but this is a teenage romance - who among us wasn't a little mushy at that impressionably young age? Origin Mid 19th century: from French, from impressionner, from Latin impressio(n-), from the verb imprimere 'press into' (see imprint). Definition of impressionable in US English: impressionable adjectiveimˈpreSH(ə)nəb(ə)lɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l Easily influenced because of a lack of critical ability. children are highly impressionable and susceptible to advertising Example sentencesExamples Maybe the problems arose when the players became less impressionable as they got a little bit older and weren't so willing to listen. I also thought about the influence that celebrities have on young impressionable teeny boppers. Defence barristers said they were vulnerable and impressionable young men who had been offered cash to sell the drugs. She was a naive and impressionable young girl, with little life experience behind her. He had grown into quite a handsome young man and found that, if his targets were young and impressionable enough, he could appear charming. Watching all those movies at such an impressionable age, I always wanted to grow up to be Cary Grant. More than half our population is youth who are at a very impressionable age. Many kids see these stars as role models, and above all they are at an impressionable age. I entreat all of you who have any sort of influence over impressionable young minds to introduce them to the great bands of the past. But I was young and impressionable… was it so wrong of me to be influenced by another? He is not impressionable, controllable, or easily influenced like a younger boy would be. The mind of a fourteen year old is impressionable, clearly. At the impressionable ages between 13 and 16 peer pressure is the biggest influence. It can have a lasting effect on people, especially when they're at an impressionable age. My thoughts immediately turned to Laurent, whom I met during my impressionable university years. When such ideas are allowed to stand, they take root among the impressionable or those predisposed to think the worst. One might say that impressionable young men recklessly believe what their officers tell them. Watching him mimic my actions has made me realise how easily impressionable he is. I know some things get said about the media influencing the behaviour of impressionable minds, but I'm not so sure. Many of his listeners are of an impressionable age and take the words of a popular media figure to be gospel truth. Synonyms easily influenced, easily led, suggestible, susceptible, receptive, persuadable, pliable, malleable, pliant, mouldable Origin Mid 19th century: from French, from impressionner, from Latin impressio(n-), from the verb imprimere ‘press into’ (see imprint).
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