different between susceptible vs manipulatable

English

Etymology

From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipi?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??s?pt?bl?/

Adjective

susceptible (comparative more susceptible, superlative most susceptible)

1. likely to be affected by something

   He was susceptible to minor ailments.

2. easily influenced or tricked; credulous
3. (medicine) especially sensitive, especially to a stimulus
4. that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result

   Rational numbers are susceptible of description as quotients of two integers.

   A properly prepared surface is susceptible of an enduring paint job.

5. vulnerable; (temporarily) defenseless
   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]

     The visitors were being pinned back by the end of the first half. Yet Gordon Strachan's side played with great conviction and always had a chance of springing a surprise when their opponents were so susceptible at the back.

Derived terms

• suscept
• susceptibly
• susceptibility

Translations

Noun

susceptible (plural susceptibles)

1. (epidemiology) A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease

Coordinate terms

• immune
• infective

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin susceptibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.s?p.tibl/

Adjective

susceptible (plural susceptibles)

1. likely, liable

2. huffy, thin-skinned, touchy

Derived terms

• susceptibilité

Further reading

• “susceptible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipi? (“to undertake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /sus?eb?tible/, [sus.?e???t?i.??le]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /suseb?tible/, [su.se???t?i.??le]

Adjective

susceptible (plural susceptibles)

1. amenable
2. sensitive
3. capable (of) (followed by de, and an action)

Derived terms

• susceptibilidad

English

Etymology

From manipulate +? -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??n?pj??le?t?b?l/

Adjective

manipulatable (comparative more manipulatable, superlative most manipulatable)

1. Suitable for, or able to be subjected to manipulation.
2. Gullible or susceptible to persuasion.

Usage notes

Much less common than manipulable, by a ratio of 5–10:1.

Synonyms

• manipulable

Translations

References