influyente

influential

adjective een-floo-YEN-teh Rare

Origin: From Latin influens, from influere (to flow into).

Usage Note

Influyente is an invariable adjective (same ending for masculine and feminine: un hombre influyente, una mujer influyente). The related noun is influencia ('influence') and the verb is influir (+ en: influir en alguien). Do not confuse with influencer, which Spanish has borrowed unchanged from English for social-media contexts.

Examples

"Es una figura muy influyente en el mundo del arte."

Natural Translation

She is a very influential figure in the art world.

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