English Explanatory Dictionary

suggestive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tending to suggest or imply.
  2. Suggesting romance, sex, etc.; risqué.
  3. Relating to hypnotic suggestion.

Pronunciation

/sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suggestive.wav

Word forms

suggestive more suggestive most suggestive

Etymology

From suggest + -ive.

Synonyms

evocative reminiscent

Related words

suggestable suggestible

Derived words

autosuggestive desuggestive hypersuggestive nonsuggestive suggestively suggestiveness unsuggestive
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