Susceptible definition
Susceptible is defined as easily affected or easily influenced.
If people can trick you easily, this is an example of when you are susceptible to being tricked.
adjective
Especially sensitive; highly impressionable.
A susceptible child.
adjective
Permitting an action to be performed; capable of undergoing something.
A statement susceptible of proof; a disease susceptible to treatment.
adjective
Easily influenced or affected.
Is he susceptible to persuasion? I'm very susceptible to colds.
adjective
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.
adjective
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(epidemiology) A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease.
noun
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Easily affected emotionally; having a sensitive nature or feelings.
adjective
susceptible of
- that gives a chance for; admitting; allowingTestimony susceptible of error.
idiom
susceptible to
- easily influenced by or affected withsusceptible to disease.
idiom
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
susceptible
Plural:
susceptiblesIdioms and Phrasal Verbs
susceptible of
susceptible to
Origin of susceptible
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipere.
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