-tivnə̇s, -tēv- also -təv- noun
( -es )
: the quality or state of being suggestive: as
a. : stimulation to thought : inspiration
your suggestiveness … and affection have enriched life to me — O.W.Holmes †1935
b. : evocativeness
his writing was … possessed of an extraordinary power of suggestiveness — J.T.Farrell
c. : intimation of or allusion to something held improper or obscene
suggestiveness tended to take the place of honest bawdry — W.B.Adams