Synonyms for unimpressionable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : im-presh-uh-nuh-buhl, -presh-nuh-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈprɛʃ ə nə bəl, -ˈprɛʃ nə-

Top 10 synonyms for unimpressionable Other synonyms for the word unimpressionable

Définition of unimpressionable

Origin :
  • 1836, formed on French model, from impression + -able. Earlier was impressible (1620s).
  • adj insensitive
Example sentences :
  • Again that picture came to him—unimpressionable as his life had rendered him.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • If he is young, he likes brilliance; old, he is unimpressionable.
  • Extract from : « The Philosophy of Disenchantment » by Edgar Saltus
  • He was bright as a diamond, and as cutting, and also as unimpressionable.
  • Extract from : « The Warden » by Anthony Trollope
  • There were a dozen women she might have had with her, unimpressionable women.
  • Extract from : « The Awakening and Selected Short Stories » by Kate Chopin
  • But unimpressionable natures are not so soon softened, nor are natural antipathies so readily eradicated.
  • Extract from : « Jane Eyre » by Charlotte Bronte
  • Eyes which show no lines when in sorrow or laughter denote a passionless and unimpressionable nature.
  • Extract from : « The Influence of the Stars » by Rosa Baughan
  • "This is an immense improvement on shooting the unimpressionable Fuzzy in the open," said Dick, from his place in the corner.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition » by Rudyard Kipling
  • He was a man of rather phlegmatic and unimpressionable temperament, but thoroughly honourable and trustworthy.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Collector » by William Carew Hazlitt
  • Joey, now unimpressionable, endured more placidly than even Dave Burge.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Mean Streets » by Arthur Morrison
  • This made itself perceptible even to the toughened and unimpressionable nerves of Inspector Dunbar.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
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