impressionability

impressionability

English

Etymology

    From impression + -ability.

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: ĭm-prĕsh′ə-nə-bĭlĭ-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.

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