unimpressionable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *per-?

Proto-Indo-European *pres-der.

Proto-Italic *pres-

Latin premō

Latin imprimō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin impressiōnembor.

French impression

Proto-Italic *-āzi

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Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Old French -ier

Middle French -er

French -er

French impressionner

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -able

Middle French -able

French -able

French impressionnable

English impressionable

English unimpressionable

From un- + impressionable.

Adjective

unimpressionable (comparative more unimpressionable, superlative most unimpressionable)

Not impressionable.
Synonyms: reserved, steadfast, unbending; see also Thesaurus:aloof
- 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
  Creake, in accordance with some detail of his never-revealed plan, continued to shower missile after missile against the panes until even the unimpressionable Parkinson shivered.