What does suggestion mean?

Definitions for suggestionsəgˈdʒɛs tʃən, sə-

Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word suggestion.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. suggestion(noun)

    an idea that is suggested

    "the picnic was her suggestion"

  2. suggestion, proposition, proffer(noun)

    a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

    "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

  3. trace, hint, suggestion(noun)

    a just detectable amount

    "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"

  4. suggestion, prompting(noun)

    persuasion formulated as a suggestion

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  6. hypnotism, mesmerism, suggestion(noun)

    the act of inducing hypnosis


  1. suggestion(Noun)

    Something suggested.

  2. suggestion(Noun)

    The act of suggesting.

    Suggestion often works better than explicit demand.

  3. suggestion(Noun)

    Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.

    He's somehow picked up the suggestion that I like peanuts.

  4. Origin: From suggestioun, suggestion (modern French suggestion), from suggestio, from suggero.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Suggestion(noun)

    the act of suggesting; presentation of an idea

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  3. Suggestion(noun)

    charge; complaint; accusation

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U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Suggestion

    The uncritical acceptance of an idea or plan of action.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'suggestion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3365

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'suggestion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2069

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'suggestion' in Nouns Frequency: #893


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of suggestion in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of suggestion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Images & Illustrations of suggestion

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