impressibility
Definition
Noun: The quality or state of being easily influenced, affected, or moved emotionally by external stimuli, such as events, ideas, or the feelings of others.
Usage Examples
- (She was easily moved by others' emotions.)
- (He was easily affected by art.)
- (They are more open to influence.)
Advanced Usage
- "Morbid impressibility": an excessive or unhealthy tendency to be affected by negative or frightening things.
- His morbid impressibility meant he could not watch horror films without nightmares. (He was too easily disturbed.)
Variants and Related Words
- Impressible (adj): capable of being easily impressed or affected.
- The young student was highly impressible, learning quickly from every teacher. (Easily influenced or taught.)
- Impress (verb): to affect or influence someone strongly.
- Her speech impressed the audience deeply. (Had a strong effect.)
- Impressionability (n): a synonym for impressibility, often used interchangeably.
- His impressionability made him a target for advertisers. (Easily influenced.)
Synonyms
- Susceptibility: the state of being easily influenced or harmed.
- Sensitivity: the quality of being quick to detect or respond to slight changes or emotions.
- Receptiveness: willingness to consider or accept new ideas.
Related Idioms
- To wear one's heart on one's sleeve: to show one's emotions openly, often due to impressibility.
- She wears her heart on her sleeve, so her impressibility is obvious to everyone. (She is easily moved and shows it.)