influential
//ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl//
Forms
- Comparative
- more influential
- Superlative
- most influential
- Plural
- influentials
Definitions
1.Having or exerting influence.
- Jane was very influential in getting the motion passed.
- John Lennon was a very influential person in music, as well as in politics, fashion and general culture.
- A parent/child relationship during adolescence is a time when youngsters often crave independence and when their peers are often more influential than adults.
1.A person who has influence
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4646
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis.
By surface analysis, influence + -ial.