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Definition of "suggestion" []

  • The act of suggesting. (noun)
  • Something suggested: We ordered the shrimp, a suggestion of the waiter. (noun)
  • The sequential process by which one thought or mental image leads to another. (noun)
  • A psychological process by which an idea is induced in or adopted by another without argument, command, or coercion. (noun)
  • An idea or response so induced. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "suggestion" in a sentence
  • "My main suggestion is that the text superimposed on the header does not complement the art well."
  • "My main suggestion is that they really need some good dialogue writers."
  • "Thanks to Niksmom for the title suggestion via Twitter"