Impressible

Impressible
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]

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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 — 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 — impressibility, impressibleness, n. impressibly, adv. /im pres euh beuhl/, adj. capable of being impressed; impressionable. [1620 30; IMPRESS1 + IBLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

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