susceptible (redirected from susceptibly)

sus·cep·ti·ble  (s-spt-bl)

adj.

1. Easily influenced or affected: "She suddenly was too susceptible to her past" (Jimmy Breslin).

2. Likely to be affected: susceptible to colds.

3. Especially sensitive; highly impressionable.

4. Permitting an action to be performed; capable of undergoing: a statement susceptible of proof; a disease susceptible to treatment.

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[Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, past participle of suscipere, to receive : sub-, from below; see sub- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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sus·cepti·ble·ness n.

sus·cepti·bly adv.

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susceptible [səˈsɛptəb^əl]

adj

1. (postpositive; foll by of or to) yielding readily (to); capable (of) hypotheses susceptible of refutation susceptible to control

2. (postpositive; foll by to) liable to be afflicted (by) susceptible to colds

3. easily impressed emotionally

[from Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin suscipere to take up, from sub- + capere to take]

susceptibleness  n

susceptibly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof" unprotected - lacking protection or defense sensitive - responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light" vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge" insusceptible, unsusceptible - not susceptible to
	2.	susceptible - easily impressed emotionally impressible, impressionable, waxy - easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"; "a waxy mind"

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susceptible

adjective

1. responsive, sensitive, receptive, alive to, impressionable, easily moved, suggestible He was unusually susceptible to flattery.
responsive unresponsive, unaffected, insensitive, unmoved

2. (usually with to) liable, inclined, prone, given, open, subject, vulnerable, disposed, predisposed Walking with weights makes the shoulders susceptible to injury.
liable immune, resistant, unaffected by, invulnerable, insusceptible

Translations

susceptible [səˈseptəbl] ADJ (to attack) → susceptible (to a) (Med) (to illness, infection) → propenso (to a) (to persuasion, flattery) → sensible (to a) (= easily moved) → impresionable
to be susceptible of → admitir, ser susceptible de
it is susceptible of several interpretations → admite diversas interpretaciones, es susceptible de(recibir)diversas interpretaciones

susceptible [səˈsɛptɪb^əl] adj

(= easily influenced) [person, nature] → sensible
susceptible to sth [+ flattery, advertising] → sensible à qch

(= easily affected) [person, organism] → vulnérable
susceptible to sth [+ disease, infection, injury] → sujet(te) à qch

susceptible

adj

(= impressionable) → beeindruckbar, leicht zu beeindrucken pred; susceptible to something (to charms, flattery etc) → für etw empfänglich; to kindness, suggestion, influence etc → einer Sache (dat) → zugänglich; to attack → einer Sache (dat) → ausgesetzt; to rheumatism, colds → für etw anfällig; susceptible to pain → schmerzempfindlich; susceptible to treatment → behandelbar; he’s very susceptible to remarks about his big nose → er reagiert sehr empfindlich auf Anspielungen auf seine große Nase; he was susceptible to her tears/pleas → er ließ sich von ihren Tränen/Bitten erweichen

(form) to be susceptible of proof → beweisbar sein; to be susceptible of interpretation → Interpretationssache sein

susceptible [səˈsɛptəbl] adj

a. to be susceptible to (infection, illness) → essere predisposto/a a, soggetto/a a; (persuasion, flattery) → essere sensibile a

b. (impressionable) → (facilmente) impressionabile

c. susceptible of change (frm) → suscettibile di cambiamenti

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susceptible [səˈsɛptəbl] adj

a. to be susceptible to (infection, illness) → essere predisposto/a a, soggetto/a a; (persuasion, flattery) → essere sensibile a

b. (impressionable) → (facilmente) impressionabile

c. susceptible of change (frm) → suscettibile di cambiamenti