How to pronounce impressionable
American English pronunciation
im-PRESH-uh-nuh-bul
- IPA
- /ɪmˈpɹɛʃənəbəl/
- Syllables
- im · PRESH · uh · nuh · bul (5 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What impressionable means
Easily swayed by what other people say or do
In a sentence: Little kids are impressionable, so the big kids tried hard to set a good example.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from a French word meaning easy to make an impression on.
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