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1. (n.) suggestion
the act of suggesting or the state of being suggested.
2. suggestion
something suggested, as a piece of advice.
3. suggestion
a slight trace:
a suggestion of tears in his eyes.
4. suggestion
the calling up in the mind of one idea by another by virtue of some association or of some natural connection between the ideas.
5. suggestion
the idea thus called up.
6. suggestion
the process of inducing a thought, sensation, or action in a receptive person without using persuasion and without giving rise to reflection in the recipient.
7. suggestion
the thought, sensation, or action so induced.
Etymology: (1300–50)
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| Definition of 'suggestion' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) suggestion
an idea that is suggested
"the picnic was her suggestion"
2. (noun) suggestion, proposition, proffer
a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
"it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
3. (noun) trace, hint, suggestion
a just detectable amount
"he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
4. (noun) suggestion, prompting
persuasion formulated as a suggestion
5. (noun) suggestion
the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
6. (noun) hypnotism, mesmerism, suggestion
the act of inducing hypnosis
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1. (noun) suggestion
sth you suggest, or the act of suggesting sth
Do you have any suggestions for a good book?; At Lee's suggestion, they decided to leave.
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| Definition of 'suggestion' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) suggestion
the act of suggesting; presentation of an idea
2. (noun) suggestion
that which is suggested; an intimation; an insinuation; a hint; a different proposal or mention; also, formerly, a secret incitement; temptation
3. (noun) suggestion
charge; complaint; accusation
4. (noun) suggestion
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
5. (noun) suggestion
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
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| Definition of 'suggestion' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. suggestion
The uncritical acceptance of an idea or plan of action.
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Sense: the act of suggesting.
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 Afrikaans: voorstel |
 Arabic: إيحاء، إقْتِراح |
 Bulgarian: предлагане |
 Brazilian: sugestão |
 Czech: naznačení |
 German: der Vorschlag |
 Danish: forslag |
 Greek: υπόδειξη |
 Spanish: sugerencia |
 Estonian: ettepanek |
 Farsi: پيشنهاد |
 Finnish: ehdottaminen |
 French: suggestion |
 Hebrew: הַצָעָה |
 Hindi: सुझाव |
 Croatian: predlaganje, sugeriranje |
 Hungarian: javaslat |
 Indonesian: pernyataan |
 Icelandic: tillaga |
 Italian: suggerimento |
 Japanese: ほのめかし |
 Korean: 제안하는 것 |
 Lithuanian: siūlymas |
 Latvian: ierosināšana, ieteikšana |
 Malay: cadangan |
 Dutch: suggestie |
 Norwegian: detå komme med et forslag |
 Polish: sugerowanie |
 Persian: پيشنهاد |
 Pashto: پیشنهاد |
 Portuguese: sugestão |
 Romanian: sugestie |
 Russian: предложение |
 Slovak: náznak; nápad |
 Slovenian: sugestija |
 Serbian: sugestiranje |
 Swedish: förslag, antydan |
 Thai: การเสนอแนะ |
 Turkish: önerme, tavsiye etme |
 Taiwanese: 建議 |
 Ukrainian: навівання; умовляння |
 Urdu: مشورہ |
 Vietnamese: sự đề nghị |
 Chinese: 建议 |
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