impressionaladj.
Of or pertaining to impressions; of the nature of an impression: in quot. 1860 = impressionable adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adjective]
impressional1860
the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > [adjective]
passiblec1384
susceptive1577
impressive1593
waxy1594
eath1596
impressible1626
mutual1657
responsive1657
open1672
susceptible1709
unsteeled1744
unblunted1775
sensate1788
affectible1796
tangible1813
suscipient1815
impressionable1833
impressional1860
unseared1860
reachable1873
passionful1902
society > communication > printing > printed matter > [adjective]
impressional1969
1860 R. W. Emerson Culture in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 113 He must be musical, Tremulous, impressional.
a1882 J. P. Quincy Figures of Past (1883) 279 The resemblance..could scarcely be called physical, and I am loath to borrow the word ‘impressional’ from the vocabulary of spirit mediums.
1920 S. Alexander Space, Time & Deity II. 138 Impressional intensity, as Mr. Stout calls what Hume described as vivacity.
1969 R. & E. Coordinator (Res. & Engin. Council Graphic Arts Industry) Apr. 10/2 Principal advantages of the Mailander flatbeds are stated to be..the excellent control of plate inking and dampening and impressional squeeze in order to obtain the highest quality image with little..stock waste.
Derivatives
imˈpressionalist n. = impressionist n. and adj.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > period, movement, or school of art > late 19th and 20th centuries > [noun] > impressionism > artist
French Impressionist1876
impressionalist1876
impressionist1876
1876 Nation (N.Y.) 14 Sept. 163/2 There is no end to the descriptive efforts of the impressionalists.
impressioˈnality n. impressional quality.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [noun] > ability or liability to be affected
danger1377
subjection1593
susceptiblenessa1631
susceptibility1644
obnoxiety1656
obviousness1669
receptiveness1701
sensibility1703
affectibility1817
sensitiveness1825
impressionability1835
impressionality1884
affectability1908
1884 tr. Brachet's Aix-les-bains i. 96 The doctor directs the thermal course according to the impressionality of the patient.
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adj.1860