impressionable

adjective
UK: /ɪmˈpreʃənəbəl/
US: /ɪmˈpreʃənəbəl/

  1. Easily influenced by other people or things.

    1. Children are very impressionable and believe what adults tell them.
    2. Teenagers are at an impressionable age, so parents need to guide them carefully because they are impressionable.

  2. Susceptible to the influence of trends, ideas, or external stimuli.

    1. He's impressionable and wants to fit in with the popular kids.
    2. The young artist was impressionable, always experimenting with new techniques because he was impressionable.

Synonyms

susceptible vulnerable naive gullible

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "impressionable" in English means: Easily influenced by other people or things., Susceptible to the influence of trends, ideas, or external stimuli..

The phonetic transcription of "impressionable" is /ɪmˈpreʃənəbəl/ in British English and /ɪmˈpreʃənəbəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "impressionable": susceptible, vulnerable, naive, gullible.

Example usage of "impressionable": "Children are very impressionable and believe what adults tell them.". More examples on the page.