influential

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/
  • (Australia) IPA(key): /ˌɪnflʉˈenʃəl/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌənflʉˈenʃəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnʃəl
  • Hyphenation: in‧flu‧en‧tial

Adjective

influential (comparative more influential, superlative most influential)

  1. Having or exerting influence.
    John Lennon was a very influential person in music, as well as in politics, fashion and general culture.
    Jane was very influential in getting the motion passed.
    • 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:
      A parent/child relationship during adolescence is a time when youngsters often crave independence and when their peers are often more influential than adults.

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Noun

influential (plural influentials)

  1. A person who has influence
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