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English noun: suggestion | |||
| 1. | suggestion (cognition) an idea that is suggested | ||
| Samples | The picnic was her suggestion. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | idea, thought | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | glimmer, glimmering, inkling, intimation, posthypnotic suggestion | ||
| 2. | suggestion (communication) a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection | ||
| Samples | It was a suggestion we couldn't refuse. | ||
| Synonyms | proffer, proposition | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | proposal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | advance, approach, breath, feeler, ghost, hint, intimation, overture, touch, trace | ||
| 3. | suggestion (quantity) a just detectable amount | ||
| Samples | He speaks French with a trace of an accent. | ||
| Synonyms | hint, trace | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | spark | ||
| 4. | suggestion (communication) persuasion formulated as a suggestion | ||
| Synonyms | prompting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | persuasion, suasion | ||
| 5. | suggestion (cognition) the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | higher cognitive process | ||
| 6. | suggestion (act) the act of inducing hypnosis | ||
| Synonyms | hypnotism, mesmerism | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | influence | ||
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