susceptible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [səˈseptɪbl̩] (Australia)
- (US) audio
- [səˈsɛptɪbl̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipiō.
Meanings
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Likely to be affected by something.
He was susceptible to minor ailments.
- Easily influenced or tricked; credulous.
- Especially sensitive, particularly to a stimulus.
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That, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result.
A properly prepared surface is susceptible of an enduring paint job.
Rational numbers are susceptible of description as quotients of two integers.
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Vulnerable.
The visitors were being pinned back by the end of the first half. Yet Gordon Strachan's side played with great conviction and always had a chance of springing a surprise when their opponents were so susceptible at the back.
2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian:
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Amenable.
In the next several chapters, we put the basic tools to work in different contexts with particular specification of return and transition equations designed to render the Bellman equation susceptible to further analysis and computation.
2018, Lars Ljungqvist and Thomas J. Sargent, Recursive Macroeconomic Theory, fourth edition, MIT Press, page 114:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most susceptible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more susceptible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
immune · resistant · unsusceptible
Deriveds
nonsusceptible · insusceptible · trypanosusceptible · susceptibility · susceptibleness · suscept · hypersusceptible · pansusceptible · immunosusceptible · supersusceptible · atherosusceptible · unsusceptible · susceptibly · oversusceptible
Synonyms
impaired · open · prone · exposed · receptive · vulnerable · weak · unguarded · subject · sensitive · susceptible · capable
Translations (67)
de suszeptible (likely to be affected by) · es susceptible (likely to be affected by) · fi herkistynyt (especially sensitive) · fi herkkäuskoinen (easily influenced or tricked — see also credulous) · fr influençable (easily influenced or tricked — see also credulous) · fa پذیرفتار (likely to be affected by) · de störempfindlich (likely to be affected by) · es delicado (especially sensitive) · ru чувстви́тельный (especially sensitive) · eo ofendiĝema (especially sensitive) · de anfällig (likely to be affected by) · fr crédule (easily influenced or tricked — see also credulous) · tr duyarlı (likely to be affected by) · es vulnerable (likely to be affected by) · hu alkalmas (that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result) · ca susceptible (likely to be affected by) · ru поддаю́щийся (likely to be affected by) · fr naïf (easily influenced or tricked — see also credulous) · pt suscetível (likely to be affected by) · cs náchylný (likely to be affected by) · uk чутливий (especially sensitive) · pt suscetível (especially sensitive) · fi herkkä (especially sensitive) · uk вразливий (especially sensitive) · hu érzékeny (especially sensitive) · eo incitiĝema (especially sensitive) · sv känslig (likely to be affected by) · bg чувствителен (especially sensitive) · hu -ható (that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result) · ar مُعَرَّض (likely to be affected by) · hu -hető (that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result) · hu képes (that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result) · sv mottaglig (likely to be affected by) · nl vatbaar (especially sensitive) · es sensitivo (especially sensitive) · fi altis (likely to be affected by) · uk піддатливий (likely to be affected by) · fr susceptible (especially sensitive) · fi sinisilmäinen (easily influenced or tricked — see also credulous) · tr elverişli (likely to be affected by) · cs náchylný (especially sensitive) · tr sağmal (easily influenced or tricked — see also credulous) · es sensible (especially sensitive) · hu fogékony (likely to be affected by) · ro susceptibil (likely to be affected by) · fr susceptible (likely to be affected by) · de empfindlich (especially sensitive) · sh подложно (likely to be affected by) · uk сприйнятливий (likely to be affected by) · nl vatbaar (likely to be affected by) · hu hajlamos (likely to be affected by) · de empfänglich (likely to be affected by) · kk қабылдағыш (likely to be affected by) · sh pȍdložan (likely to be affected by) · de empfindlich (likely to be affected by) · el ενδεχόμενος (likely to be affected by) · ru восприи́мчивый (especially sensitive) · de beeindruckbar (likely to be affected by) · ru восприи́мчивый (likely to be affected by) · fi soveltuva (that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result) · bg податлив (likely to be affected by) · pt passível (likely to be affected by) · es propenso (likely to be affected by) · pl wrażliwy (especially sensitive) · pl podatny (likely to be affected by) · tr müsâit (likely to be affected by) · el επιδεκτικός (especially sensitive)