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impressionability

/ɪmˌpɹɛʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
im-pres-sion-a-bil-i-ty
IPA
/ɪmˌpɹɛʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being impressionable.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English impressionability From impression + -ability.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪmˌpɹɛʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
  • British English: /ɪmˌpɹɛʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.tiː/

Usage

Synonyms

impressionableness

Antonyms

unimpressionability unimpressionableness

Rhymes With

ability facility possibility stability utility disability capability probability flexibility fertility instability vulnerability

Questions

How do you pronounce impressionability?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˌpɹɛʃ.ə.nəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/.
What does impressionability mean?
The quality of being impressionable.
Where does impressionability come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English impressionability From impression + -ability.

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