Susceptible Definition
sə-sĕptə-bəl
adjective
Easily affected emotionally; having a sensitive nature or feelings.
Webster's New World
Especially sensitive; highly impressionable.
A susceptible child.
American Heritage
Permitting an action to be performed; capable of undergoing something.
A statement susceptible of proof; a disease susceptible to treatment.
American Heritage
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.
Wiktionary
Vulnerable; (temporarily) defenseless.
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noun
(epidemiology) A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease.
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Other Word Forms of Susceptible
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susceptiblesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Susceptible
- susceptible of
- susceptible to
Origin of Susceptible
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Late Latin susceptibilis from Latin susceptus past participle of suscipere to receive sub- from below sub– capere to take kap- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipere.
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