Dictionary entry details
• SUGGESTION (noun)
Meaning:
An idea that is suggested
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
the picnic was her suggestion
Hypernyms ("suggestion" is a kind of...):
idea; thought (the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suggestion"):
glimmer; glimmering; inkling; intimation (a slight suggestion or vague understanding)
posthypnotic suggestion (a suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened)
Meaning:
A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
proffer; suggestion; proposition
Context example:
it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
Hypernyms ("suggestion" is a kind of...):
proposal (something proposed (such as a plan or assumption))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suggestion"):
breath; hint; intimation (an indirect suggestion)
ghost; touch; trace (a suggestion of some quality)
advance; approach; feeler; overture (a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others)
Meaning:
A just detectable amount
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
trace; suggestion; hint
Context example:
he speaks French with a trace of an accent
Hypernyms ("suggestion" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suggestion"):
spark (a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger)
Meaning:
Persuasion formulated as a suggestion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
prompting; suggestion
Hypernyms ("suggestion" is a kind of...):
persuasion; suasion (the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action)
Meaning:
The sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("suggestion" is a kind of...):
higher cognitive process (cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use)
Meaning:
The act of inducing hypnosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hypnotism; mesmerism; suggestion
Hypernyms ("suggestion" is a kind of...):
influence (causing something without any direct or apparent effort)
