"impressible" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: impress + -ible Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|impress|ible}} impress + -ible Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} impressible
  1. Capable of being impressed; susceptible of receiving impression. Translations (Capable of being impressed): впечатлителен (vpečatlitelen) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-impressible-en-adj-MV3K5aLp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ible Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 28 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ible: 34 30 36 Disambiguation of 'Capable of being impressed': 65 20 16
  2. Capable of being imprinted upon.
    Sense id: en-impressible-en-adj-G3CznAun Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ible Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 28 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ible: 34 30 36
  3. Capable of creating an impression.
    Sense id: en-impressible-en-adj-eFxAoAbZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ible Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 28 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ible: 34 30 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: impressibility, impressibleness, impressibly

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