suggestive

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈdʒɛstɪv/

Adjective

suggestive (comparative more suggestive, superlative most suggestive)

1. 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.

2. Suggesting romance, sex, etc.; risqué.

   She crossed her legs and shot him a suggestive smile.

3. Relating to hypnotic suggestion.

Translations

tending to suggest

• Danish: suggestiv
• Dutch: suggestief (nl)
• Finnish: viitteellinen, viittaava (fi)
• German: suggestiv (de)
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• Hungarian: emlékeztet (hu), utal (hu)
• Spanish: sugestivo
• Welsh: awgrymiadol

suggesting romance, sex etc.

• Finnish: vihjaileva, viettelevä (fi)
• Hungarian: sokatmondó (hu), szexuális tartalmú, kétértelmű (hu)
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• Welsh: awgrymog (cy)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syɡ.ʒɛs.tiv/
• Homophone: suggestives

Adjective

suggestive

1. feminine singular of suggestif

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German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

suggestive

1. inflection of suggestiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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Italian

Adjective

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective suggestivo.