susceptible

Pronunciation: [səˈsɛptɪbl̩]

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
  2. adjective easily impressed emotionally

Etymology

From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipiō.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Similar
convincible, vulnerable, allergic, liable
Opposite (antonyms)
unsusceptible

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