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Impressionable vs Gullible - What's the difference?

impressionable | gullible |

As adjectives the difference between impressionable and gullible

is that impressionable is being easily influenced (especially of young people) while gullible is easily deceived or duped; naïve, easily cheated or fooled.

As a noun impressionable

is an impressionable person.

impressionable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being easily influenced (especially of young people).

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An impressionable person.
  • * 1942 , Frank Gervasi, War Has Seven Faces
    • They were the faces of the same gentlemen who plied the corruptibles in Rumania with cash and impressed the impressionables with Germany's power.

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    gullible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Easily deceived or duped; , easily cheated or fooled.

    • Synonyms

    * fleeceable, green, naif, * See also

    Derived terms

    * gullibility * gullibly

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