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It has been well said that tea is suggestive of a thousand wants, from which spring the decencies and luxuries of civilization.
Agnes Repplier

Meaning of "suggestive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUGGESTIVE

suggestive  [səˈdʒɛstɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUGGESTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Suggestive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUGGESTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of suggestive in the English dictionary

The first definition of suggestive in the dictionary is foll by of conveying a hint. Other definition of suggestive is tending to suggest something improper or indecent. Suggestive is also able or liable to suggest an idea, plan, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUGGESTIVE


adjustive
əˈdʒʌstɪv
aerodigestive
ˌɛərəʊdɪˈdʒɛstɪv
arrestive
əˈrestɪv
assistive
əˈsɪstɪv
autosuggestive
ˌɔːtəʊsəˈdʒɛstɪv
combustive
kəmˈbʌstɪv
congestive
kənˈdʒɛstɪv
contrastive
kənˈtrɑːstɪv
costive
ˈkɒstɪv
decongestive
ˌdɪkənˈdʒɛstɪv
digestive
dɪˈdʒɛstɪv
egestive
ɪˈdʒɛstɪv
exhaustive
ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv
festive
ˈfɛstɪv
indigestive
ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstɪv
ingestive
ɪnˈdʒɛstɪv
intempestive
ˌɪntɛmˈpɛstɪv
resistive
rɪˈzɪstɪv
restive
ˈrɛstɪv
tempestive
tɛmˈpɛstɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUGGESTIVE

sugaring off
sugarless
sugarplum
sugary
Suger
suggest
suggester
suggestibility
suggestible
suggestibleness
suggestibly
suggestion
suggestion box
suggestionise
suggestionism
suggestionist
suggestionize
suggestively
suggestiveness
sugging

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUGGESTIVE

active
alternative
automotive
competitive
contragestive
cooperative
creative
effective
executive
in the negative
interactive
locorestive
maladjustive
native
negative
persistive
perspective
positive
relative
stive

Synonyms and antonyms of suggestive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUGGESTIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «suggestive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of suggestive

Translation of «suggestive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUGGESTIVE

Find out the translation of suggestive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of suggestive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suggestive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使人想起…的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indicativo de
570 millions of speakers

English

suggestive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विचारोत्तेजक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наводящий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sugestivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইঙ্গিতপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

qui ressemble
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sugestif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hindeutend auf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

示唆する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꼭 ~같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sugih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gợi ý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெரிவிக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूचक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

imalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

evocativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sugestywny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

навідне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sugestiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποδηλώνουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suggestief
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

suggestiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tankevekkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of suggestive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUGGESTIVE»

The term «suggestive» is very widely used and occupies the 14.681 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUGGESTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about suggestive

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9 QUOTES WITH «SUGGESTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word suggestive.
1
Hamish Bowles
Possessions. The very word is potent - suggestive as it is of ownership both material and erotic. To possess. Possession. Possessed.
2
Claude M. Bristol
You must intensify and render continuous by repeatedly presenting with suggestive ideas and mental pictures of the feast of good things, and the flowing fountain, which awaits the successful achievement or attainment of the desires.
3
Ernst Haas
Without touching my subject I want to come to the moment when, through pure concentration of seeing, the composed picture becomes more made than taken. Without a descriptive caption to justify its existence, it will speak for itself - less descriptive, more creative; less informative, more suggestive - less prose, more poetry.
4
Bill Haley
We steer completely clear of anything suggestive.
5
Tobe Hooper
I don't believe in using too much graphic violence, although I've done it. It's better to be suggestive and to allow the viewer to fill in the blanks in their minds.
6
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
The cathedral, at its noblest, is the best outward symbol of the spiritual nature of man, as it is also the most suggestive measure and prophecy of the corporate life of man.
7
Henry Petroski
Case studies of failure should be made a part of the vocabulary of every engineer so that he or she can recall or recite them when something in a new design or design process is suggestive of what went wrong in the case study.
8
Agnes Repplier
It has been well said that tea is suggestive of a thousand wants, from which spring the decencies and luxuries of civilization.
9
George Szell
Conductors must give unmistakable and suggestive signals to the orchestra - not choreography to the audience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUGGESTIVE»

Discover the use of suggestive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suggestive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation
Claims to have accomplished this are made from time to time, but only rarely do they receive support when carefully examines. In this volume Dr. Stevenson presents detailed reports of two cases taht seem authentic.
Ian Stevenson, 1980
2
A Suggestive Inquiry Into the Hermetic Mystery: With a ...
" Theory of Transmutation; The Golden Treatise; The True Subject; The Mysteries; Experimental Method; Manifestation of the Matter; Mental Requisites and Impediments; The Gross Work; The Six Keys; Rewards and Potencies.
Mary Anne Atwood, 1999
3
A Handbook of Suggestive Therapeutics Applied Hypnotism ...
Designed For The General Practitioner Of Medicine & Surgery.
Henry Summer Munro, 2006
4
Suggestive Therapeutics: A Treatise on the Nature and Uses ...
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Hippolyte Bernheim, 2011
5
Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System
Suggestive. Questioning. Up to this point, we have considered only the ways in which children respond to questions that are free from contaminating influences —questions that do not suggest an answer. In some cases, children may be ...
Edith Greene, Kirk Heilbrun, William Fortune, 2006
6
Suggestive-accelerative Learning and Teaching
It is important in this regard that the total communicative act (which is really what a suggestive-accelerative setting is all about) be consistent. The teacher's verbal and nonverbal communication is in itself a double-plane feature of the class.
Owen L. Caskey, 1980
7
Suggestive Therapeutics and Hypnotism: Being a Special Mail ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Herbert Arthur Parkyn, 2013
8
Suggestive Courses of Study in Manual Arts, Mechanical ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
University Of Texas, 2012
9
Suggestive Lessons in Language and Reading for Primary ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Anna B. Badlam, 2010
10
Suggestive Outlines Bearing Upon the Introduction of Nature ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Julia Ellen Rogers, Iowa State Horticultural Society, John Craig, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUGGESTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suggestive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's M¡longa Photo: TRISTAM KENTON
Later, in a passage of Swiss-watch complexity and precision, three men perform together, and this is soon followed by the suggestive and sensually executed ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
'Sexually suggestive' Prada advert banned because it features a …
A reader complained that the ad was irresponsible and offensive because it appeared to show a child dressed as an adult in a sexually suggestive pose. «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
3
Valley Metro, My Sister's Closet Compromise On Sexually …
Valley Metro, My Sister's Closet Compromise On Sexually Suggestive Ads ... pulled from light rail trains after Valley Metro decided it was too sexually suggestive. «KJZZ, May 15»
4
Florida Movie Theater Apologizes For Playing “Suggestive” Ad …
A Florida movie theater has apologized and pulled a makeup ad that ran before a PG-rated movie after a mother complained and said that the scenes of people ... «The Consumerist, Apr 15»
5
Sexually suggestive advert for 'world's slimmest smartphone …
An ad for the the "world's slimmest smartphone" featuring a woman in her underwear and shots that "lingered over her breasts, buttocks and lips" has been ... «International Business Times UK, Feb 15»
6
Josie Cunningham defends shamed Ken Morley's sexually …
Publicity-mad Josie Cunningham has come to the defence of CBB's Ken Morley and the sexually suggestive comments made in the house. Former Corrie actor ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»
7
Michael Owen aims shockingly suggestive tweet at wife
Michael Owen has prompted astonishment after tweeting a suggestive photograph of one of his dogs lying beside another's genitals. The shocking picture ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
8
Teacher, 40, charged after teen receives suggestive messages
A Seattle elementary-school teacher has been charged with communicating with a minor for immoral purposes for allegedly sending a 16-year-old girl sexually ... «The Seattle Times, Dec 14»
9
Twitch bans nude, suggestive gaming
(CNN) — Looks like it's a bad time to be sexing up your publicly viewable video gaming. With debate swirling over treatment of women in gaming, Twitch, ... «fox2now.com, Oct 14»
10
Twitch Clamps Down on Nudity and 'Sexually Suggestive' Clothing
By Jenna Pitcher Video game live streaming service Twitch updated their Rules of Conduct section to prohibit both women and men from wearing “sexually ... «IGN, Oct 14»

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