1. A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
   "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse";
   - proposition, proffer
    
2. An idea that is suggested
   "the picnic was her suggestion"
    
3. Persuasion formulated as a suggestion
   "At her friend's suggestion, she applied for the job";
   - prompting
    
4. A just detectable amount
   "he speaks French with a suggestion of an accent";
   - trace, hint, tint
    
5. The sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association
   "The smell of cinnamon brought a suggestion of Christmas to her mind"
    
6. The act of inducing hypnosis
   "The hypnotist began the suggestion with a soothing voice";
   - hypnotism, mesmerism

Derived forms: suggestions

Type of: higher cognitive process, idea, influence, persuasion, proposal, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, suasion [rare], thought

Encyclopedia: Suggestion