Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suggestive

/sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: sug-ges-tive
IPA: /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to suggest or imply.

adj

Suggesting romance, sex, etc.; risqué.

adj

Relating to hypnotic suggestion.

Example Sentences

"The painting is abstract, but the colors are suggestive of fruit or the Mediterranean."
"But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance. After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion."
"She crossed her legs and shot him a suggestive smile."
"Girls read fashion and celebrity magazines at younger and younger ages and look for the same kinds of sexy, suggestive clothing worn by the models."

Etymology

From suggest + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: suggest

Inflected Forms

more suggestive (comparative) most suggestive (superlative)

Derived Forms

autosuggestive desuggestive hypersuggestive nonsuggestive suggestively suggestiveness unsuggestive

Phrases

self-suggestive

Frequently Paired Words

suggestable suggestible

Synonyms

evocative reminiscent implicative indicative indicatory revelatory significative

Rhymes With

festive digestive congestive restive

Questions

How do you pronounce suggestive?: The recorded pronunciation is /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv/.
What does suggestive mean?: Tending to suggest or imply.
Where does suggestive come from?: From suggest + -ive.

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