suggestive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv/
Etymology
From suggest + -ive.
Meanings
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Tending to suggest or imply.
The painting is abstract, but the colors are suggestive of fruit or the Mediterranean.
But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance. After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion.
1921, Ben Travers, “Tally-ho”, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC, part I (“Come He Will”), pages 64–65:
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Suggesting romance, sex, etc.; risqué.
Girls read fashion and celebrity magazines at younger and younger ages and look for the same kinds of sexy, suggestive clothing worn by the models.
2008, Marcia Amidon Lusted, Advertising to Children, page 71:She crossed her legs and shot him a suggestive smile.
- Relating to hypnotic suggestion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most suggestive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more suggestive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonsuggestive · suggestively · hypersuggestive · desuggestive · self-suggestive · autosuggestive · unsuggestive · suggestiveness
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (23)
es sugestivo (tending to suggest) · hu utal (tending to suggest) · bg подсказващ (tending to suggest) · bg намекващ (tending to suggest) · tr davetkâr (suggesting romance, sex etc.) · da suggestiv (tending to suggest) · fi viettelevä (suggesting romance, sex etc.) · de suggestiv (tending to suggest) · hu szexuális tartalmú (suggesting romance, sex etc.) · fi vihjaileva (suggesting romance, sex etc.) · nl suggestief (tending to suggest) · es sugestivo (suggesting romance, sex etc.) · hu sokatmondó (suggesting romance, sex etc.) · es sugerente (suggesting romance, sex etc.) · gl suxestivo (tending to suggest) · hu kétértelmű (suggesting romance, sex etc.) · fi viittaava (tending to suggest) · cy awgrymiadol (tending to suggest) · tr anımsatıcı (tending to suggest) · cy awgrymog (suggesting romance, sex etc.) · es sugerente (tending to suggest) · hu emlékeztet (tending to suggest) · fi viitteellinen (tending to suggest)