Definitions for Influential
ˌɪn fluˈɛn ʃəlin·flu·en·tial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. influentialadjective

   having or exercising influence or power

   "an influential newspaper"; "influential leadership for peace"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 4 votes

1. influentialnoun

   A person who has influence

2. influentialadjective

   Having or exerting influence.

   John Lennon was a very influential person in music, as well as in politics, fashion and general culture.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Influentialadjective

   Exerting influence or power.

   Etymology: from influence.

   Our now over-shadowed souls may be emblemed by those crusted globes, whose influential emissions are interrupted by the interposal of the benighted element. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps.

   The inward springs and wheels of the corporal machine, on the most sublimed intellectuals, is dangerously influential. Joseph Glanvill.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. influential

   Influential refers to having the ability or power to cause changes or effects in behavior, actions, opinions or beliefs in people, situations or decisions, often in a significant or determining way. It can be related to various spheres such as politics, culture, fashion, science, etc. An influential person, idea or thing has considerable impact or sway over certain outcomes or developments.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Influential' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4696

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Influential' in Adjectives Frequency: #648

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Influential in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Influential in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Influential in a Sentence

1. Don Felder:

   I would say 'Bye Bye Love' is one of my favorite influential songs to this day, and ironically, they were so in sync with their harmonies that they sounded like one person. That approach to hearing and formulating harmonies stuck in my head, so when I joined the Eagles, my ear was trained to be able to hear a vocal that way.

2. Mieke Beth Thomeer:

   There's a difference between trying to quit when your partner smokes in the house and when they can't smoke in your presence, it may be that if your spouse is the only person still smoking in your life that might not be as influential as if all of your other friends still smoke.

3. Patrick Milligan:

   It was such a hugely influential record and remains a real touchstone for everybody.

4. Avtandil Maisuradze:

   How did the West help us? Did NATO help us during the war? No. Russia is our neighbor, strong and influential. I'm afraid there may be another war if we irritate Russia further with our talk that we want to become a NATO member.

5. Yaryna Arieva:

   Everyone forgot who they are, if they were very famous or very, very rich or very [influential] politicians, they were just helping each other, standing together smoking and not knowing what was going on.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Influential
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Influential
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Influential
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Influential