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suggest verb

  /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst/ , /səˈd͡ʒɛst/
  • (obsolete, transitive) To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.
ehdottaa, esittää, suositella
  • (transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).
ehdottaa, viitata, antaa ymmärtää
  • (transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
vihjailla

suggestion noun

  /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ , /səˈd͡ʒɛstʃən/ , [səˈd͡ʒɛʃtʃən]
  • (countable) Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
ehdotus, aloite
  • (uncountable) The act of suggesting.
ehdottaminen
  • (countable, psychology) Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.
käsitys, mielikuva
  • The act of exercising control over a hypnotised subject by communicating some belief or impulse by means of words or gestures; the idea so suggested.
suggestio

suggestive adjective

  /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv/
  • Suggesting romance, sex, etc.; risqué.
viettelevä, vihjaileva
  • Tending to suggest or imply.
viittaava, viitteellinen

suggestibility noun

  • The property of being suggestible.
suggeroitavuus

suggestively adverb

  • In a suggestive manner.
vihjailevasti
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