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Meaning of 'suggestion' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Suggestion [ n.]
- The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.
- That which is suggested; an intimation; an insinuation; a hint; a different proposal or mention; also, formerly, a secret incitement; temptation.
- Charge; complaint; accusation.
- Information without oath; an entry of a material fact or circumstance on the record for the information of the court, at the death or insolvency of a party.
- The act or power of originating or recalling ideas or relations, distinguished as original and relative; -- a term much used by Scottish metaphysicians from Hutcherson to Thomas Brown.

Meaning of 'suggestion' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . suggestion [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a just detectable amount
Example in sentence:
  • a hint mockery in her manner;
  • a tint of glamour;
  • he speaks French with a trace of an accent
Meaning (2):
- a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
Example in sentence:
  • it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
Meaning (3):
- an idea that is suggested
Example in sentence:
  • the picnic was her suggestion

Nearby Words:

sug sugar sugar-house sugared sugariness sugaring sugarless sugarplum sugary sugescent

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Related Definitions

  • Post-hypnotic suggestion
    Post-hypnotic suggestion is a suggestion made to a person under hypnosis which he carries out after coming out of the trance, supposedly without knowing the origin of the suggestion.
  • Autosuggestion
    Autosuggestion is a suggestion coming from oneself with the object of attempting, consciously, to produce a change in one's behaviour.

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