SUSCEPTIBLE


Meaning of SUSCEPTIBLE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: s ə - ' sep-t ə -b ə l

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, past participle of suscipere to take up, admit, from sub-, sus- up + capere to take ― more at SUB- , HEAVE

Date: 1605

1 : capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation <a theory susceptible to proof>

2 : open, subject, or unresistant to some stimulus, influence, or agency < susceptible to pneumonia>

3 : IMPRESSIONABLE , RESPONSIVE <a susceptible mind>

synonyms see LIABLE

– sus · cep · ti · ble · ness noun

– sus · cep · ti · bly \ -bl ē \ adverb

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