suggestible

[suh g-jes-tuh-buh l, suh-]

adjective

subject to or easily influenced by suggestion.

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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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.
A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis
Melvin Powers
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

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

suggestible

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