suggestiveness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English suggestive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English suggestiveness From suggestive + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being suggestive.
Those scholars regard the suggestiveness or leadingness of such questions as a matter of convention […]
1989, Yahya Aridi, A Discourse Analysis of Political Television Interviews, page 233:
- (countable, rare) The result or product of being suggestive.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suggestivenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |