adj
impressionable
adj
1
Easily influenced or shaped by other people or ideas, especially used of young people.
"Teenagers can be impressionable, so parents worry about what they see online."
"At an impressionable age, she was deeply affected by her favourite books."
How to Use Impressionable
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEasily influenced or shaped by outside ideas and people, often because of youth or inexperience.
Common pairings
impressionable age
impressionable mind
impressionable youth
Word Forms
more impressionable comparative, impressionables plural, most impressionable superlative
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Etymology
From French impressionnable, from impression + -able.