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susceptible |
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
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