impressionability

English

Etymology

From impression +‎ -ability.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪm.pɹɛ.ʃʌn.ʌ.bɪl.ɪ.ti/

Noun

impressionability (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being impressionable.
    • 1963, James Clavell, The Children's Story, page inside cover:
      Originally written in the era of the Cold War, Clavell's enduringly relevant, extraordinary allegory on the impressionability of the human mind is still read in schools around the globe today, and is a call to every person to keep questioning and keep learning.

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