Influencings

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. The act or process of having an effect on someone or something, often guiding decisions or behaviors
2. The capacity to produce an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something
3. Engaging in actions that sway or shape the thoughts, choices, or feelings of others

Etymology: "Influencings" is the plural of "influencing," the form that treats the act of influencing as a countable thing: each separate instance of one person or thing affecting another. The base word, "influence," came into English from Old French "influence," which traces back through Medieval Latin "influentia" to Latin "influere," meaning "to flow into." That image is the key to the whole family. In astrology, medieval writers believed the stars and planets poured a fluid or power down onto human affairs, and the word was used for that celestial flow long before it meant anything about persuading people. The sense of "influence" as personal sway over others developed from that astrological idea of an unseen force streaming into a person and shaping them. By the time the word was used of human character and conduct, the notion of something flowing in from outside had become a metaphor for one mind or person shaping another.

Synonyms: effects, impacts, changes, inspirations, persuasions

Antonyms: inactions, ignores, neglects