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suggestions

sug·ges·tion
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh g-jes-chuh n, suh-]
    • /səgˈdʒɛs tʃən, sə-/
    • /səˈdʒes.tʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh g-jes-chuh n, suh-]
    • /səgˈdʒɛs tʃən, sə-/

Definitions of suggestions word

  • noun suggestions the act of suggesting. 1
  • noun suggestions the state of being suggested. 1
  • noun suggestions something suggested, as a piece of advice: We made the suggestion that she resign. 1
  • noun suggestions a slight trace: He speaks with a suggestion of a foreign accent. 1
  • noun suggestions the calling up in the mind of one idea by another by virtue of some association or of some natural connection between the ideas. 1
  • noun suggestions the idea thus called up. 1

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Origin of suggestions

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English suggestio(u)n incitement to evil < Medieval Latin suggestiōn- (stem of suggestiō), Latin: act of supplying an answer or hint, equivalent to suggest(us) (see suggest) + -iōn- -ion

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Suggestions

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

suggestions popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

suggestions usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for suggestions

noun suggestions

  • aftertastes — Plural form of aftertaste.
  • allusions — Plural form of allusion.
  • amendments — the act of amending or the state of being amended.
  • auras — Plural form of aura.
  • clues — Plural form of clue.

Antonyms for suggestions

noun suggestions

  • orders — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.

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