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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

  1. 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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more influential Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most influential Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

overinfluential · influentialness · influentiality · influentially · noninfluential · uninfluential · affluential

Synonyms

swayful

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)

influential en · NOUN

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

  1. A person who has influence

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
influentials Number=Plur lexicographic