'Suggestion' definitions:
Definition of 'suggestion'
From: WordNet
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" [syn: suggestion, proposition, proffer]
noun
A just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" [syn: trace, hint, suggestion]
noun
Persuasion formulated as a suggestion [syn: suggestion, prompting]
noun
The sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
noun
Definition of 'Suggestion'
From: GCIDE
- Suggestion \Sug*ges"tion\, n. [F. suggestion, L. suggestio.]
- 1. The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is suggested; an intimation; an insinuation; a hint; a different proposal or mention; also, formerly, a secret incitement; temptation. [1913 Webster]
- Why do I yield to that suggestion? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Charge; complaint; accusation. [Obs.] "A false suggestion." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Hypnotism) The control of the mind of an hypnotic subject by ideas in the mind of the hypnotizer. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Syn: Hint; allusion; intimation; insinuation.
- Usage: 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." [1913 Webster]
- Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- Arthur, whom they say is killed to-night On your suggestion. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'suggestion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admonition,
- advice,
- advising,
- advocacy,
- allegory,
- allusion,
- arcane meaning,
- ascendancy,
- aspersion,
- assumption,
- authority,
- bare suggestion,
- breath,
- briefing,
- broad hint,
- cast,
- catchword,
- caution,
- caveat,
- characterization,
- charisma,
- charm,
- clout,
- clue,
- coloration,
- connotation,
- consequence,
- consultation,
- control,
- council,
- counsel,
- credit,
- cue,
- cue word,
- dash,
- denomination,
- denotation,
- designation,
- differentiation,
- direction,
- disclosure,
- dominance,
- domination,
- effect,
- eminence,
- enchantment,
- esteem,
- evidence,
- exhortation,
- expostulation,
- expression,
- favor,
- fingering,
- force,
- gentle hint,
- gesture,
- gleam,
- glimmer,
- glimmering,
- good feeling,
- guidance,
- half an idea,
- hazy idea,
- hint,
- hold,
- hortation,
- hot lead,
- idea,
- identification,
- implication,
- implied meaning,
- import,
- importance,
- impression,
- improper suggestion,
- imputation,
- incidental power,
- indecent proposal,
- index,
- indication,
- indicativeness,
- inference,
- influence,
- influentiality,
- infusion,
- inkling,
- innuendo,
- insinuation,
- instance,
- instruction,
- intimation,
- invitation,
- iota,
- ironic suggestion,
- key,
- key word,
- kick,
- lead,
- leadership,
- leverage,
- lick,
- look,
- magnetism,
- manifestation,
- mastery,
- meaning,
- mere notion,
- metaphorical sense,
- moment,
- monition,
- motion,
- naming,
- nod,
- notion,
- nuance,
- nudge,
- occult meaning,
- opinion,
- overtone,
- parley,
- pass,
- personal remark,
- personality,
- persuasion,
- picking out,
- plan,
- pointing,
- pointing out,
- pointing to,
- potency,
- power,
- predominance,
- preponderance,
- pressure,
- prestige,
- presumption,
- presupposition,
- proffer,
- prompt,
- prompting,
- proposal,
- proposition,
- purchase,
- recommendation,
- reflection,
- reign,
- reminder,
- remonstrance,
- repute,
- request,
- resolution,
- rule,
- sauce,
- say,
- scent,
- scintilla,
- seasoning,
- selection,
- sexual advance,
- shade,
- shadow,
- show,
- showing,
- sign,
- signal,
- signification,
- sip,
- slur,
- sly suggestion,
- smack,
- smattering,
- smell,
- sneaking suspicion,
- soupcon,
- spark,
- specification,
- spice,
- spoor,
- sprinkling,
- strain,
- suasion,
- subsense,
- subsidiary sense,
- subtle influence,
- sup,
- supposition,
- supremacy,
- suspicion,
- sway,
- symbolism,
- symptom,
- symptomaticness,
- taint,
- taste,
- telltale,
- tempering,
- thought,
- tinct,
- tincture,
- tinge,
- tint,
- tip-off,
- touch,
- trace,
- track,
- uncomplimentary remark,
- undercurrent,
- undermeaning,
- undertone,
- upper hand,
- urging,
- vague idea,
- vein,
- vestige,
- warning,
- weight,
- whiff,
- whip hand,
- whisper,
- whispering campaign,
- wind,
- wink