Susceptible

[sus·cep·ti·ble]

If you are susceptible to something such as infections or earaches, it means you are likely to become sick with these things.

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Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteration.

Adjective
(often followed by `of'' or `to'') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"

Adjective S.
easily impressed emotionally


a.
Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteration.

a.
Capable of impression; having nice sensibility; impressible; tender; sensitive; as, children are more susceptible than adults; a man of a susceptible heart.


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.
2. Capable of impression; having nice sensibility; impressible; tender; sensitive; as, children are more susceptible than adults; a man of a susceptible heart.
Candidates are . . . not very susceptible of affronts.
I am constitutionally susceptible of noises.
-- Sus*cep"ti*ble*ness, n. -- Sus*cep"ti*bly, adv.

Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteration.

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Usage Examples

Heart and head are the constituent parts of character temperament has almost nothing to do with it, and, therefore, character is dependent upon education, and is susceptible of being corrected and improved.

People are pretty much alike. It's only that our differences are more susceptible to definition than our similarities.

Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure.

When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war.

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Other Usage Examples

The lopsided attitudes of college professors pose a serious challenge to learning because students are so susceptible to becoming lopsided sheep.

In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.

Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth.

The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution.

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