influential

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influential

/ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/ UK
/ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/ Canada, US
/ˌɪnflʉˈenʃəl/ Australia
/ˌənflʉˈenʃəl/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɛnʃəl

Where it comes from

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

adjective more influential · most influential

Having or exerting influence. John Lennon was a very influential person in music, as well as in politics, fashion and general culture.
Similar: swayful

noun influentials

A person who has influence

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: powerful, prestigious, important, potent, cogent, authoritative, influencing, influence, impressive, effective, eminent, well-connected, affluent, leading, major, decisive

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adj having considerable influence

Español	influyente, pudiente, influente, influencial
中文	有影響 /有影响 yǒu yǐngxiǎng, 有影響力 /有影响力 yǒu yǐngxiǎnglì
हिन्दी	प्रभावी prabhāvī
Português	influente
Français	influent
Deutsch	einflussreich
Italiano	autorevole
Ελληνικά	ισχυρός ischyrós, σημαίνων simaínon
Русский	влия́тельный vlijátelʹnyj

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@misc{influential_2026,
  title = {influential},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/influential},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}