Impressionable

adj, noun

adj, noun ·5 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An impressionable person.

    "They were the faces of the same gentlemen who plied the corruptibles in Rumania with cash and impressed the impressionables with Germany's power."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Being easily influenced (especially of young people).

    "I had never been an impressionable girl as far as men were concerned—I was not an impressionable woman."

Adjective
  1. 1
    easily impressed or influenced wordnet

Synonyms

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pliantsusceptibleaccessibleadaptablealive toamenable

Example

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"She's a young, impressionable teenager."

Etymology

From French impressionnable, equivalent to impression + -able. See also impressible.

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