IMPRESSIONABLE

impressionable, waxy, impressible

(adjective) easily impressed or influenced; “an impressionable youngster”; “an impressionable age”; “a waxy mind”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

impressionable (comparative more impressionable, superlative most impressionable)

Being easily influenced (especially of young people).

Noun

impressionable (plural impressionables)

An impressionable person.

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pres"sion*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. impressionnable.]

Definition: Liable or subject to impression; capable of being molded; susceptible; impressible. He was too impressionable; he had too much of the temperament of genius. Motley. A pretty face and an impressionable disposition. T. Hook.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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