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Webster 1913 Edition
Susceptible
Sus-cep′ti-ble
,Adj.
1.
Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon;
as, a body
. susceptible
of color or of alterationIt sheds on souls
The glorious dawn of our eternal day.
susceptible
of light,The glorious dawn of our eternal day.
Young.
2.
Capable of impression; having nice sensibility; impressible; tender; sensitive;
as, children are more
susceptible
than adults; a man of a susceptible
heart.Candidates are . . . not very
susceptible
of affronts. Cowper.
I am constitutionally
– susceptible
of noises. Lamb.
Sus-cep′ti-ble-ness
, Noun.
Sus-cep′ti-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Susceptible
SUSCEP'TIBLE
,Adj.
1.
Capable of admitting any thing additional, or any change, affection or influence; as a body susceptible of color or of alteration; a body susceptible of pain; a heart susceptible of love or of impression.2.
Tender; capable of impression; impressible. The minds of children are more susceptible than those of persons more advanced in life.3.
Having nice sensibility; as a man of a susceptible heart.Definition 2024
susceptible
susceptible
English
Adjective
susceptible (comparative more susceptible, superlative most susceptible)
- likely to be affected by something
- He was susceptible to minor ailments.
- easily influenced or tricked; credulous
- (medicine) especially sensitive, especially to a stimulus
- that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result
- Rational numbers are susceptible of description as quotients of two integers.
- A properly prepared surface is susceptible of an enduring paint job.
- vulnerable; (temporarily) defenseless
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)
- The visitors were being pinned back by the end of the first half. Yet Gordon Strachan's side played with great conviction and always had a chance of springing a surprise when their opponents were so susceptible at the back.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)
Derived terms
Translations
likely to be affected by
|
especially sensitive
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Noun
susceptible (plural susceptibles)
- (epidemiology) A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease
- 1983, Topley & Wilson, editors, General Microbiology & Immunity, ISBN 068309064X, page 417:
- In either instance a decrease in the number of susceptibles, by making the spread of virus less easy, tends towards a stage at which the infection dies out.
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Coordinate terms
French
Etymology
From Late Latin susceptibilis.
Adjective
susceptible m, f (plural susceptibles)
- likely, liable
- Cet incident est susceptible d'entraîner une crise diplomatique.
- huffy, thin-skinned, touchy
- Evite de le critiquer, il est très susceptible.
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipere.
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): [pre̞s.θin̪ˈdiɾ]
- (Lat. Am.) IPA(key): [pre̞.sin̪ˈdiɾ]
Adjective
susceptible m, f (plural susceptibles)