impressionability

im·pres·sion·a·bil·i·ty
UK/ɪmˌpɹɛʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.tiː/Canada, US, Scotland/ɪmˌpɹɛʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/Australia/ɪmˌpɹeʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.tiː/New Zealand/əmˌpɹeʃ.ə.nəˈbəl.ə.tiː/

noun

The quality of being impressionable.

Similar
impressionableness
Opposite
unimpressionabilityunimpressionableness
OriginEnglish impression ← Old French impression ← Latin impressiō →
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Meanings

nounimpressionability (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being impressionable.

    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.

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

    Synonyms: impressionableness · Antonyms: unimpressionability, unimpressionableness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being impressionable.

Similar
impressionableness
Opposite
unimpressionabilityunimpressionableness
Also see
impressionableness

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. Latinimpressiō
  11. Old Frenchimpression
  12. Englishimpression
  13. Englishimpressionability

From impression + -ability.

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Translations

French impressionnabilité
  • impressionnabilitéquality of being impressionable
Italian impressionabilità
  • impressionabilitàquality of being impressionable
Romanian impresionabilitate
  • impresionabilitatequality of being impressionable
Spanish impresionabilidad
  • impresionabilidadquality of being impressionable

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with impressionability

abilityfacilityutilitydisabilitypossibilitystabilitycapabilityprobabilityflexibilitycompatibilityvulnerabilityfertilityinstabilityagilityversatilityhostilityhumilitysensibilitynobilityimpossibilityfutilitymanageabilityfragilityvirility
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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