Category:Susceptible

Sus*cep"ti*ble, a. Etym: [f., from l. suscipere, susceptum, to take Up, to support, undertake, recognize, admit; pref. sus (see sub-) + Capere to take. See capable.]

1. Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, Affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible Of color or of alteration. It sheds on souls susceptible of light, the glorious dawn of our Eternal day. Young.

2. Capable of impression; having nice sensibility; impressible; Tender; sensitive; as, children are more susceptible than adults; a Man of a susceptible heart. Candidates are. . . not very susceptible of affronts. Cowper. I am constitutionally susceptible of noises. Lamb. -- sus*cep"ti*ble*ness, n. -- sus*cep"ti*bly, adv.