suggestion (n.)

  1. an idea that is suggested; the picnic was her suggestion'

  2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; it was a suggestion we couldnt refuse

    [ Syn: proposition , proffer ]

  3. a just detectable amount; he speaks French with a trace of an accent

    [ Syn: trace , hint ]

  4. persuasion formulated as a suggestion

    [ Syn: prompting ]

  5. the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association

  6. the act of inducing hypnosis

    [ Syn: hypnotism , mesmerism ]

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