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—impressibility, impressibleness, n. —impressibly, adv./im pres"euh beuhl/, adj.capable of being impressed; impressionable.[1620-30; IMPRESS1 + -IBLE]
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impressible — ⇒IMPRESSIBLE, adj. Rare. Qui se laisse émouvoir par ses impressions. Synon. impressionnable. Guérin était une âme merveilleuse, la plus sensible, la plus impressible, mais sans garantie contre elle même et sans défense (SAINTE BEUVE, Caus. lundi … Encyclopédie Universelle
Impressible — Im*press i*ble, a. [Cf. F. impressible.] Capable of being impressed; susceptible; sensitive. {Im*press i*ble*ness}, n. {Im*press i*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impressible — index open (persuasible), perceptive, pliant, receptive, sensitive (easily affected), sequacious … Law dictionary
impressible — *sentient, sensitive, impressionable, responsive, susceptible Analogous words: subject, exposed, open, *liable, prone: predisposed, disposed, inclined (see INCLINE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
impressible — [im pres′ə bəl] adj. [ML impressibilis] that can be impressed; impressionable impressibility n. impressibly adv … English World dictionary
impressible — adjective see impress I … New Collegiate Dictionary
impressible — adjective Capable of being impressed; susceptible of receiving impression. See Also: impressibility, impressibleness, impressibly … Wiktionary
impressible — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. penetrable, susceptible, responsive, yielding; see affected 1 , impressionable , responsive , sensitive 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Able to receive and respond to external stimuli: impressionable, responsive … English dictionary for students
impressible — … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
impressible — im·press·i·ble || ɪm presÉ™bl adj. easily influenced, impressionable; may be marked by means of pressure … English contemporary dictionary
