susceptibility
[ suh-sep-tuh-bil-i-tee ]
/ səˌsɛp təˈbɪl ɪ ti /
noun, plural sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ties.
state or character of being susceptible: susceptibility to disease.
capacity for receiving mental or moral impressions; tendency to be emotionally affected.
susceptibilities, capacities for emotion; feelings: His susceptibilities are easily wounded.
Electricity.
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Origin of susceptibility
First recorded in 1635–45; from Medieval Latin susceptibilitās, equivalent to susceptibilis(is)susceptible + -itās--ity
synonym study for susceptibility
2. See sensibility.
OTHER WORDS FROM susceptibility
non·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, nouno·ver·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, nounpre·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, noun, plural pre·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ties.un·sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, nounWords nearby susceptibility
Susah, Susan, Susanna, Susanne, susceptance, susceptibility, susceptible, susceptive, susceptor, Susette, sushi
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British Dictionary definitions for susceptibility
susceptibility
/ (səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the quality or condition of being susceptible
the ability or tendency to be impressed by emotional feelings; sensitivity
(plural) emotional sensibilities; feelings
physics
- Also called: electric susceptibility (of a dielectric) the amount by which the relative permittivity differs from unitySymbol: Χ
- Also called: magnetic susceptibility (of a magnetic medium) the amount by which the relative permeability differs from unitySymbol: Κ
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