susceptible

sus·cep·ti·ble

 (sə-sĕp′tə-bəl)

adj.

1. Easily influenced or affected: Is he susceptible to persuasion? I'm very susceptible to colds.

2. Especially sensitive; highly impressionable: a susceptible child.

3. Permitting an action to be performed; capable of undergoing something: 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·cep′ti·ble·ness n.

sus·cep′ti·bly adv.

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susceptible

(səˈsɛptɪbəl)

adj

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

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

3. easily impressed emotionally

[C17: from Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin suscipere to take up, from sub- + capere to take]

susˈceptibleness n

susˈceptibly adv

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sus•cep•ti•ble

(səˈsɛp tə bəl)

adj.

1. admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible to various interpretations.

2. accessible, liable, or subject to some influence, agency, etc.: susceptible to colds; susceptible to flattery.

3. capable of being affected emotionally.

[1595–1605; < Late Latin susceptibilis= Latin suscept(us), past participle of suscipere to take up, support (sus- sus- + capere to take, capture) + -ibilis -ible]

sus•cep′ti•ble•ness, n.

sus•cep′ti•bly, adv.

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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

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susceptible

adjective

1. Easily imposed on or tricked:

credulous, dupable, easy, exploitable, gullible, naive.

2. Tending to incur:

liable, open, prone, subject, susceptive, vulnerable.

3. Able to receive and respond to external stimuli:

impressible, impressionable, responsive, sensible, sensitive, sentient, susceptive.

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Translations

empfindlichsuszeptibel

susceptible

susceptible

érzékenyfogékony

suscettibilesuscettibilit...predisposto

vatbaar

восприимчивый

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

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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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

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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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sus·cep·ti·ble

a. susceptible.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

susceptible

adj susceptible

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