influencible

Influencible is an adjective describing something or someone that can be influenced; susceptible to influence, easily swayed or persuaded. The term is formed from influence plus the adjectival suffix -ible, and ultimately derives from Latin influentia, "flowing in." Historically, influencible has appeared in English since at least the early modern period, but it remains comparatively rare in contemporary usage.

In modern English, more common alternatives include influenceable, susceptible to influence, or malleable; influenceable is often preferred in technical writing, while impressionable emphasizes susceptibility to emotional or sensory influence.

The word is generally neutral, though context can determine connotation: it can describe people, groups, ideas, or systems that can be shaped by external factors such as information, authority, or social pressure.

In political or media contexts, calling a population influencible may imply vulnerability to persuasion or propaganda, whereas in psychology it may refer to the trait of openness to new information.

See also: influenceable, impressionable, malleable, susceptible to influence, persuasion.