influential
nounEtymology From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence + -ial.
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A person who has influence
influential
adjUK /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/ · CA, US /ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/
Etymology From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence + -ial.
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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.
1 more example
- A parent/child relationship during adolescence is a time when youngsters often crave independence and when their peers are often more influential than adults.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:
- Synonyms
- swayful
- Derived terms
- affluential, influentiality, influentially, influentialness, noninfluential, overinfluential, uninfluential