adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who has influence

Adjective

1. 1
   Having or exerting influence.

   "John Lennon was a very influential person in music, as well as in politics, fashion and general culture."

Adjective

1. 1
   having or exercising influence or power wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

authoritativepowerfulprestigiousseminalabsoluteactive

Antonyms

All antonyms

uninfluential

Example

More examples

"If other conditions are equal, the temperature must be the most influential element in this experiment."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence + -ial.

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