impressionability

English

Etymology

From impression +‎ -ability.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭm-prĕsh′ə-nə-bĭl′ĭ-tē
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪmˌpɹɛʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.tiː/
• (General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ɪmˌpɹɛʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɪmˌpɹeʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.tiː/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /əmˌpɹeʃ.ə.nəˈbəl.ə.tiː/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ɪmˌpɾɛʃ.i̯o.naˈbɪl.ɪ.ʈiː/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪti
• Hyphenation: im‧pres‧sion‧a‧bil‧i‧ty

Noun

impressionability (uncountable)

1. The quality of being impressionable.

   Synonym: impressionableness

   Antonyms: unimpressionability, unimpressionableness

   • 1963, James Clavell, The Children's Story, page inside cover:

     Originally written in the era of the Cold War, Clavell's enduringly relevant, extraordinary allegory on the impressionability of the human mind is still read in schools around the globe today, and is a call to every person to keep questioning and keep learning.

Translations

quality of being impressionable

French: impressionnabilité (fr) f Italian: impressionabilità f Romanian: impresionabilitate (ro) f Spanish: impresionabilidad f

Further reading

• “impressionability”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.