influential en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˌənflʉˈenʃəl/ (New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɪnflʉˈenʃəl/ (Australia)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence + -ial.
Meanings
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Having or exerting influence.
Jane was very influential in getting the motion passed.
A parent/child relationship during adolescence is a time when youngsters often crave independence and when their peers are often more influential than adults.
1986, A. Billy S. Jones, “A Father's Need; A Parent's Desire”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 147:John Lennon was a very influential person in music, as well as in politics, fashion and general culture.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more influential | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most influential | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
overinfluential · influentialness · influentiality · influentially · noninfluential · uninfluential · affluential
Synonyms
Translations (43)
es pudiente (having considerable influence) · es influente (having considerable influence) · tr nüfuzlu (having considerable influence) · nl invloedrijk (having considerable influence) · pt influente (having considerable influence) · ota نفوذلو (having considerable influence) · sh uticajan (having considerable influence) · it autorevole (having considerable influence) · ast influyente (having considerable influence) · ru влия́тельный (having considerable influence) · fi vaikutusvaltainen (having considerable influence) · fr influent (having considerable influence) · az nüfuzlu (having considerable influence) · mi whakaaweawe (having considerable influence) · cmn 有影響 /有影响 (having considerable influence) · sk vplyvný (having considerable influence) · tl maimpluwensiya (having considerable influence) · eo influa (having considerable influence) · es influyente (having considerable influence) · bg влия́телен (having considerable influence) · uk впливо́вий (having considerable influence) · mi aweawe (having considerable influence) · pl wpływowy (having considerable influence) · el ισχυρός (having considerable influence) · be уплыво́вы (having considerable influence) · mk влијателен (having considerable influence) · id berpengaruh (having considerable influence) · hu befolyásos (having considerable influence) · gl influente (having considerable influence) · vo flunilabik (having considerable influence) · ia influente (having considerable influence) · gd cumhachdach (having considerable influence) · ms berpengaruh (having considerable influence) · sh утицајан (having considerable influence) · el σημαίνων (having considerable influence) · es influencial (having considerable influence) · cs vlivný (having considerable influence) · hi प्रभावी (having considerable influence) · lv ietekmīgs (having considerable influence) · sv inflytelserik (having considerable influence) · cmn 有影響力 /有影响力 (having considerable influence) · de einflussreich (having considerable influence) · da indflydelsesrig (having considerable influence)