English Explanatory Dictionary

impressionability

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of being impressionable.

Pronunciation

ĭm-prĕsh′ə-nə-bĭl′ĭ-tē /ɪmˌpɹɛʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.tiː/ /ɪmˌpɹɛʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ /ɪmˌpɹeʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.tiː/ /əmˌpɹeʃ.ə.nəˈbəl.ə.tiː/ /ɪmˌpɾɛʃ.i̯o.naˈbɪl.ɪ.ʈiː/

Word forms

impressionability

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English impressionability From impression + -ability.

Synonyms

impressionableness

Antonyms

unimpressionability unimpressionableness
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