influential

From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence +‎ -ial.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnflʉˈenʃəl/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌənflʉˈenʃəl/
• Rhymes: -ɛnʃəl
• Hyphenation: in‧flu‧en‧tial

influential (comparative more influential, superlative most influential)

1. Having or exerting influence.

   John Lennon was a very influential person in music, as well as in politics, fashion and general culture.

   Jane was very influential in getting the motion passed.

   • 1986, A. Billy S. Jones, “A Father's Need; A Parent's Desire”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 147:

     A parent/child relationship during adolescence is a time when youngsters often crave independence and when their peers are often more influential than adults.

• swayful

influential (plural influentials)

1. A person who has influence