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suggestible

[suh g-jes-tuh-buh l, suh-]
adjective
  1. subject to or easily influenced by suggestion.
  2. that may be suggested.

Origin of suggestible

First recorded in 1885–90; suggest + -ible
Related formssug·gest·i·bil·i·ty, sug·gest·i·ble·ness, nounsug·gest·i·bly, adverbhy·per·sug·ges·ti·bil·i·ty, nounhy·per·sug·ges·ti·ble, adjectivehy·per·sug·ges·ti·ble·ness, nounhy·per·sug·ges·ti·bly, adverbnon·sug·gest·i·ble, adjectiveun·sug·gest·i·ble, adjective
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Examples from the Web for suggestibility

Historical Examples of suggestibility

  • All that is needed is a higher degree of suggestibility than is found in the normal life.

    Psychotherapy

    Hugo Mnsterberg

  • When this happens you will have proof of your suggestibility.

  • On the side of conduct his suggestibility is equally remarkable.

    The Story of the Mind

    James Mark Baldwin

  • These appeals to suggestibility all come under the head of drama.

    Folkways

    William Graham Sumner

  • In short, individuality and personality of character are the opposites of suggestibility.

    Folkways

    William Graham Sumner

British Dictionary definitions for suggestibility

suggestibility

noun
  1. psychol a state, esp under hypnosis, in which a person will accept the suggestions of another person and act accordingly

suggestible

adjective
  1. easily influenced by ideas provided by other persons
  2. characteristic of something that can be suggested
Derived Formssuggestibleness, nounsuggestibly, adverb
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Word Origin and History for suggestibility

suggestible

adj.

1890, "capable of being influenced," from suggest + -ible. Meaning "that can be suggested" is from 1905.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
suggestibility in Medicine

suggestibility

[səg-jĕs′tə-bĭl′ĭ-tē, sə-jĕs′-]
n.
  1. Responsiveness or susceptibility to suggestion.

suggestible

[səg-jĕs′tə-bəl, sə-jĕs′-]
adj.
  1. Readily influenced by suggestion.
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