impressionability

noun

im·​pres·​sion·​abil·​i·​ty ə̇mpresh(ə)nəˈbilətē 

-lətē, 

-i

: the quality or state of being impressionable : susceptibility to impressions

that flabby impressionability which is dignified under the name of creative temperament

—John O'Hara

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