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sug·gest·i·ble

(səg-jĕs'tə-bəl, sə-jĕs'-) pronunciation
adj.
Readily influenced by suggestion: suggestible young minds.


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means 'open to suggestion, easily swayed' and is used of a person: highly suggestible individuals who have had paranormal experiences. Less common is the sense 'able to be suggested' (used of an idea or proposal). In both meanings the word is spelt -ible, not -able. See -able, -ible.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nemt påvirkelig af forslag

Nederlands (Dutch)
beïnvloedbaar

Français (French)
adj. - influençable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - beeinflußbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευεπηρέαστος, εισηγήσιμος, υποδείξιμος

Italiano (Italian)
suggestibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - influenciável

Русский (Russian)
поддающийся внушению, могущий быть внушенным

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sugestionable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lättpåverkad, lättsuggererad, suggestibel, mottaglig, tänkbar, möjlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
耳根软的, 可建议的, 易受影响的, 可提出的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 耳根軟的, 可建議的, 易受影響的, 可提出的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 암시 할 수 있는, (속임에) 넘어가기 쉬운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 暗示をうけやすい, 暗示にかかりやすい, 提案できる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سهل التأثر بأفكار الاخرين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בר-השאה, מושפע בנקל‬


 
 
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