impressable

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A form of impressible — Capable of being impressed; susceptible of receiving impression.

OriginEnglish impress ← Middle English impressen ← Latin impressus →
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Meanings

adjectiveimpressable (comparative more impressable, superlative most impressable)

comparative more impressable · superlative most impressable

  1. alternativeAlternative form of impressible.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pres-
  7. Proto-Italic*pres-
  8. Latinpremō
  9. Latinimprimō
  10. Latinimpressus
  11. Middle Englishimpressen
  12. Englishimpress
  13. Englishimpressable

From impress + -able.

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APA

impressable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impressable

MLA

“impressable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impressable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impressable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impressable.

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