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)
- 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
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Further reading
- “impressionability”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.