unimpressionable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōnembor. French impression Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French impressionner Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -able Middle French -able French -able French impressionnable English impressionable English unimpressionable From un- + impressionable.
Meanings
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Not impressionable.
Creake, in accordance with some detail of his never-revealed plan, continued to shower missile after missile against the panes until even the unimpressionable Parkinson shivered.
1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unimpressionable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unimpressionable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unimpressionableness · unimpressionably
Synonyms
hankty · frosty · distant · unimpressionable · hard-to-get · aloof · strange · thorny · reserved · touch-me-not-ish · cool · standoffish · unapproachable · unbending · steadfast · remote · unbending · uninvolved · quiet · undemonstrative · offish