Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Sug·ges·tion

   /səˈjesCHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. an idea or plan put forward for consideration. Similar proposalpropositionmotionsubmissionrecommendationadvicecounselexhortationhinttipcluetip-offideapiece of advice
   • ▪ the action of suggesting something: "at my suggestion, the museum held an exhibition of his work" Similar insinuationhintimplicationintimationinnuendoimputation
   • ▪ something that implies or indicates a certain fact or situation: "there is no suggestion that he was involved in any wrongdoing" Similar insinuationhintimplicationintimationinnuendoimputation
   • ▪ a slight trace or indication of something: "there was a suggestion of a smile on his lips" Similar hinttracetouchsuspiciontingemodicumdashsoupçonghostsemblanceshadowglimmerimpressionbreathwhiffundertonewhispernuanceundertoneconnotation
   • ▪ the action or process of calling up an idea or thought in someone's mind by associating it with other things: "the power of suggestion"
   • ▪ the influencing of a person to accept an idea, belief, or impulse uncritically, especially as a technique in hypnosis or other therapies.
   • ▪ a belief or impulse induced by suggestion.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘an incitement to evil’): via Old French from Latin suggestio(n-), from the verb suggerere (see suggest).

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • S

     1

   • U

     1

   • G

     2

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less

2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › suggestionSuggestion - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › suggestion

   Suggestions are ideas that can be taken or rejected; it’s up to the person who receives the suggestion. Definitions of suggestion. noun. an idea that is suggested. “the picnic was her suggestion ”. see more. noun. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection. “it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse”.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsuggestion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definition

   • Cached

   Definition of suggestion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. suggestion. noun. /səˈdʒestʃən/, /səɡˈdʒestʃən/ Idioms. [countable] an idea or a plan that you mention for somebody else to think about. Can I make a suggestion? Do you have any suggestions? I would like to offer a suggestion. He rejected my suggestion as impractical.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUGGESTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   5 days ago · 1. something that is suggested. 2. a hint or indication. a suggestion of the odour of violets. 3. psychology. the process whereby the mere presentation of an idea to a receptive individual leads to the acceptance of that idea. See also autosuggestion. Collins English Dictionary.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSUGGESTION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-english

   • Cached

   an idea or plan that someone suggests: to make a suggestion. Have you got any suggestions for improvements? Fewer examples. He brushed aside her suggestion. She knocks every suggestion I make. His suggestion makes perfect sense. He treated my suggestion as a joke. This is only a proposal. I'm open to suggestions. a suggestion of/that sth.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › suggestSuggest Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › suggest

   • Cached

   1. a. : to mention or imply as a possibility. suggested that he might bring his family. b. : to propose as desirable or fitting. suggest a stroll. c. : to offer for consideration or as a hypothesis. suggest a solution to a problem. 2. a. : to call to mind by thought or association. the explosion … suggested sabotage F. L. Paxson. b.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › presuggestionSuggestion Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › presuggestion

   • Cached

   something suggested, as a piece of advice: We made the suggestion that she resign. a slight trace: He speaks with a suggestion of a foreign accent. the calling up in the mind of one idea by another by virtue of some association or of some natural connection between the ideas.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › suggestionSuggestion - definition of suggestion by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › suggestion

   • Cached

   1. the act of suggesting or the state of being suggested. 2. something suggested, as a piece of advice. 3. a slight trace: a suggestion of tears in his eyes. 4. the calling up in the mind of one idea by another by virtue of some association or of some natural connection between the ideas. 5. the idea thus called up.