SUSCEPTIBLENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The state of being susceptible; easily affected

Synonyms:

susceptibility; susceptibleness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("susceptibleness" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Attribute:

susceptible ((often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "susceptibleness"):

liability (the state of being legally obliged and responsible)

capability; capacity (the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment)

predisposition; sensitivity (susceptibility to a pathogen)

reactivity (ready susceptibility to chemical change)

suggestibility (susceptibility or responsiveness to suggestion)

Derivation:

susceptible ((often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of)

susceptible (easily impressed emotionally)