2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Susceptible \Sus*cep"ti*ble\, a. [F., from L. suscipere
susceptum to take up to support, undertake, recognize,
admit pref. sus (see {Sub-}) + capere to take See
{Capable}.]
1. Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change,
affection, or influence; readily acted upon as a body
susceptible of color or of alteration.
It sheds on souls susceptible of light, The glorious
dawn of our eternal day --Young.
2. Capable of impression; having nice sensibility;
impressible; tender; sensitive; as children are more
susceptible than adults; a man of a susceptible heart.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
susceptible
adj 1: (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or
capable of "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of
proof" [ant: {unsusceptible}]
2: easily impressed emotionally
more about susceptible
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