adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, General-American:/ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/
Australian:/ˌɪnflʉˈenʃəl/
New-Zealand:/ˌənflʉˈenʃəl/
rhymes with -ɛnʃəl
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N F L UW0 EH1 N SH AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having or exerting influence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who has influence
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
having or exercising influence or power
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an influential newspaper
influential leadership for peace
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: uninfluential
History
Etymology
From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence + -ial.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
influyente
— having considerable influence
Azerbaijani:
nüfuzlu
— having considerable influence
Belarusian:
уплыво́вы
(uplyvóvy)
— having considerable influence
Bulgarian:
влия́телен
(vlijátelen)
— having considerable influence
Chinese Mandarin:
有影響 /有影响
(yǒu yǐngxiǎng)
— having considerable influence
Chinese Mandarin:
有影響力 /有影响力
(yǒu yǐngxiǎnglì)
— having considerable influence
Czech:
vlivný
— having considerable influence
Danish:
indflydelsesrig
— having considerable influence
Dutch:
invloedrijk
— having considerable influence
Esperanto:
influa
— having considerable influence
Finnish:
vaikutusvaltainen
— having considerable influence
French:
influent
— having considerable influence
Galician:
influente
— having considerable influence
German:
einflussreich
— having considerable influence
Greek:
ισχυρός
(ischyrós)
— having considerable influence
Greek:
σημαίνων
(simaínon)
— having considerable influence
Hindi:
प्रभावी
(prabhāvī)
— having considerable influence
Hungarian:
befolyásos
— having considerable influence
Indonesian:
berpengaruh
— having considerable influence
Interlingua:
influente
— having considerable influence
Italian:
autorevole
— having considerable influence
Latvian:
ietekmīgs
— having considerable influence
Macedonian:
влијателен
(vlijatelen)
— having considerable influence
Malay:
berpengaruh
— having considerable influence
Māori:
aweawe
— having considerable influence
Māori:
whakaaweawe
— having considerable influence
Polish:
wpływowy
— having considerable influence
Portuguese:
influente
— having considerable influence
Russian:
влия́тельный
(vlijátelʹnyj)
— having considerable influence
Scottish Gaelic:
cumhachdach
— having considerable influence
Serbo-Croatian:
утицајан
— having considerable influence
Serbo-Croatian:
uticajan
— having considerable influence
Slovak:
vplyvný
— having considerable influence
Spanish:
influyente
— having considerable influence
Spanish:
pudiente
— having considerable influence
Spanish:
influente
— having considerable influence
Spanish:
influencial
— having considerable influence
Swedish:
inflytelserik
— having considerable influence
Tagalog:
maimpluwensiya
— having considerable influence
Turkish:
nüfuzlu
— having considerable influence
Ottoman Turkish:
نفوذلو
(nüfuzlu)
— having considerable influence
Ukrainian:
впливо́вий
(vplyvóvyj)
— having considerable influence
Volapük:
flunilabik
— having considerable influence
