impressionable

adjective

im·​pres·​sion·​able im-ˈpre-sh(ə-)nə-bəl 

: capable of being easily impressed

impressionability

im-ˌpre-sh(ə-)nə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Examples of impressionable in a Sentence

The teacher was accused of forcing his political beliefs on impressionable teenagers.

The book had a profound effect on his impressionable young mind.

Recent Examples on the Web

So, even though Tokyo Drift may not have been as big a hit as all the others, the cars in this installment are hugely impressionable and hard to forget. —Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025

Ask her to stop, especially with this impressionable young woman. —Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 9 July 2025

During our interview, Nair offered a glimpse into what the Mamdani-Nair family experienced in New York right after 9/11, when Mamdani was a boy at the impressionable age of nine who had arrived in New York with his parents from Uganda just a few years earlier. —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025

This dreamy adult wondered if there might be something extra impressionable about a park that commits to one specific yarn. —Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

impressionable

adjective

im·​pres·​sion·​able im-ˈpresh-(ə-)nə-bəl 

: easy to impress or influence

impressionability

-ˌpresh-(ə-)nə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun