Meaning | The state of being susceptible; easily affected. |
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Synonym | susceptibility |
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Attributes | susceptible | (often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of |
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unsusceptible, insusceptible | not susceptible to |
Narrower | capability, capacity | The susceptibility of something to a particular treatment |
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liability | The state of being legally obliged and responsible |
reactivity | Ready susceptibility to chemical change |
sensitivity, predisposition | susceptibility to a pathogen |
suggestibility | susceptibility or responsiveness to suggestion |
Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
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Opposite | unsusceptibility, immunity | The state of not being susceptible |
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Spanish | susceptibilidad |
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Catalan | susceptibilitat |
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Adjectives | susceptible | (often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of |
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susceptible | easily impressed emotionally |