suggestions

[Sug*ges·tion]

A suggestion is an idea someone proposes. You can accept or reject a suggestion.

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The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.

Noun
the act of inducing hypnosis

Noun
the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association

Noun
an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion"

Noun
a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn''t refuse"

Noun
persuasion formulated as a suggestion

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Noun
a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"


n.
The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.

n.
That which is suggested; an intimation; an insinuation; a hint; a different proposal or mention; also, formerly, a secret incitement; temptation.

n.
Charge; complaint; accusation.

n.
Information without oath; an entry of a material fact or circumstance on the record for the information of the court, at the death or insolvency of a party.

n.
The act or power of originating or recalling ideas or relations, distinguished as original and relative; -- a term much used by Scottish metaphysicians from Hutcherson to Thomas Brown.


Suggestion

Sug*ges"tion , n. [F. suggestion, L. suggestio.] 1. The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea. 2. That which is suggested; an intimation; an insinuation; a hint; a different proposal or mention; also, formerly, a secret incitement; temptation.
Why do I yield to that suggestion?
3. Charge; complaint; accusation. [Obs.] "A false suggestion." Chaucer. 4. (Law) Information without oath; an entry of a material fact or circumstance on the record for the information of the court, at the death or insolvency of a party. 5. (Physiol. & Metaph.) The act or power of originating or recalling ideas or relations, distinguished as original and relative; -- a term much used by Scottish metaphysicians from Hutcherson to Thomas Brown. Syn. -- Hint; allusion; intimation; insinuation. -- Suggestion, Hint. A hint is the briefest or most indirect mode of calling one's attention to a subject. A suggestion is a putting of something before the mind for consideration, an indirect or guarded mode of presenting argument or advice. A hint is usually something slight or covert, and may by merely negative in its character. A suggestion is ordinarily intended to furnish us with some practical assistance or direction. "He gave me a hint of my danger, and added some suggestions as to the means of avoiding it."
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike.
Arthur, whom they say is killed to-night On your suggestion.

The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.

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Usage Examples

A state that suppresses all freedom of speech, and which by imposing the most terrible punishments, treats each and every attempt at criticism, however morally justified, and every suggestion for improvement as plotting to high treason, is a state that breaks an unwritten law.

I'm also interested in the modern suggestion that you can have a combination of love and sex in a marriage - which no previous society has ever believed.

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Other Usage Examples

A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective.

A society that has made 'nostalgia' a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion that life in the past was in any important way better than life today.

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