suggestive
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
suggestive (comparative more suggestive, superlative most suggestive)
- Tending to suggest or imply.
- The painting is abstract, but the colors are suggestive of fruit or the Mediterranean.
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 6, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
- 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.
- Suggesting romance, sex, etc.; risqué.
- She crossed her legs and shot him a suggestive smile.
- 2008, Marcia Amidon Lusted, Advertising to Children, page 71:
- 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.
- Relating to hypnotic suggestion.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- suggestable (“capable of being suggested”)
- suggestible (“susceptible to influence by suggestion”)
Translations[edit]
tending to suggest
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suggesting romance, sex etc.
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /syɡ.ʒɛs.tiv/
- Homophone: suggestives
Adjective[edit]
suggestive
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
suggestive
- inflection of suggestiv:
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
suggestive f pl
Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
suggestive
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