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suggestible

[ suh g-jes-tuh-buh l, suh- ]
/ səgˈdʒɛs tə bəl, sə- /
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adjective

subject to or easily influenced by suggestion.
that may be suggested.

Nearby words

  1. sugars,
  2. sugary,
  3. suger,
  4. suggest,
  5. suggestibility,
  6. suggestion,
  7. suggestive,
  8. suggillation,
  9. sugh,
  10. sugi

Origin of suggestible

First recorded in 1885–90; suggest + -ible
Related forms
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British Dictionary definitions for suggestibility (1 of 2)

suggestibility

/ (səˌdʒɛstɪˈbɪlɪtɪ) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for suggestibility (2 of 2)

suggestible

/ (səˈdʒɛstɪbəl) /

adjective

easily influenced by ideas provided by other persons
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

Medicine definitions for suggestibility (1 of 2)

suggestibility

[ səg-jĕs′tə-bĭl′ĭ-tē, sə-jĕs′- ]

n.

Responsiveness or susceptibility to suggestion.

Medicine definitions for suggestibility (2 of 2)

suggestible

[ səg-jĕs′tə-bəl, sə-jĕs′- ]

adj.

Readily influenced by suggestion.
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