Standard Lemma guide

susceptible

adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: [səˈsɛptɪbl̩]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: [səˈseptɪbl̩]
  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 S EH1 P T AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Likely to be affected by something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He was susceptible to minor ailments.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Easily influenced or tricked; credulous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Especially sensitive, particularly to a stimulus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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4

adj

Meaning 4

That, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Rational numbers are susceptible of description as quotients of two integers.
  • A properly prepared surface is susceptible of an enduring paint job.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: capable

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Vulnerable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

adj

Meaning 6

Amenable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective

Meaning 8

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • susceptible to colds
  • susceptible of proof

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unsusceptible

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

easily impressed emotionally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipiō.

Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُعَرَّض (muʕarraḍ) — likely to be affected by
  • Bulgarian: податлив (podatliv) — likely to be affected by
  • Catalan: susceptible — likely to be affected by
  • Czech: náchylný — likely to be affected by
  • Dutch: vatbaar — likely to be affected by
  • Finnish: altis — likely to be affected by
  • French: susceptible — likely to be affected by
  • German: anfällig — likely to be affected by
  • German: beeindruckbar — likely to be affected by
  • German: empfänglich — likely to be affected by
  • German: empfindlich — likely to be affected by
  • German: suszeptible — likely to be affected by
  • German: störempfindlich — likely to be affected by
  • Greek: ενδεχόμενος (endechómenos) — likely to be affected by
  • Hungarian: fogékony — likely to be affected by
  • Hungarian: hajlamos — likely to be affected by
  • Kazakh: қабылдағыш (qabyldağyş) — likely to be affected by
  • Persian: پذیرفتار (paziroftâr) — likely to be affected by
  • Polish: podatny — likely to be affected by
  • Portuguese: suscetível — likely to be affected by
  • Portuguese: passível — likely to be affected by
  • Romanian: susceptibil — likely to be affected by
  • Russian: восприи́мчивый (vospriímčivyj) — likely to be affected by
  • Russian: поддаю́щийся (poddajúščijsja) — likely to be affected by
  • Serbo-Croatian: подложно — likely to be affected by
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍdložan — likely to be affected by
  • Spanish: propenso — likely to be affected by
  • Spanish: susceptible — likely to be affected by
  • Spanish: vulnerable — likely to be affected by
  • Swedish: känslig — likely to be affected by
  • Swedish: mottaglig — likely to be affected by
  • Turkish: duyarlı — likely to be affected by
  • Turkish: elverişli — likely to be affected by
  • Turkish: müsâit — likely to be affected by
  • Ukrainian: сприйнятливий (spryjnjatlyvyj) — likely to be affected by
  • Ukrainian: піддатливий (piddatlyvyj) — likely to be affected by
  • Finnish: sinisilmäinen — easily influenced or tricked — see also credulous
  • Finnish: herkkäuskoinen — easily influenced or tricked — see also credulous
  • French: crédule — easily influenced or tricked — see also credulous
  • French: naïf — easily influenced or tricked — see also credulous
  • French: influençable — easily influenced or tricked — see also credulous
  • Turkish: sağmal — easily influenced or tricked — see also credulous
  • Bulgarian: чувствителен (čuvstvitelen) — especially sensitive
  • Czech: náchylný — especially sensitive
  • Dutch: vatbaar — especially sensitive
  • Esperanto: incitiĝema — especially sensitive
  • Esperanto: ofendiĝema — especially sensitive
  • Finnish: herkkä — especially sensitive
  • Finnish: herkistynyt — especially sensitive
  • French: susceptible — especially sensitive
  • German: empfindlich — especially sensitive
  • Greek: επιδεκτικός (epidektikós) — especially sensitive
  • Hungarian: érzékeny — especially sensitive
  • Polish: wrażliwy — especially sensitive
  • Portuguese: suscetível — especially sensitive
  • Russian: восприи́мчивый (vospriímčivyj) — especially sensitive
  • Russian: чувстви́тельный (čuvstvítelʹnyj) — especially sensitive
  • Spanish: sensible — especially sensitive
  • Spanish: sensitivo — especially sensitive
  • Spanish: delicado — especially sensitive
  • Ukrainian: вразливий (vrazlyvyj) — especially sensitive
  • Ukrainian: чутливий (čutlyvyj) — especially sensitive
  • Finnish: soveltuva — that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result
  • Hungarian: -ható — that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result
  • Hungarian: -hető — that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result
  • Hungarian: képes — that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result
  • Hungarian: alkalmas — that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result