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Webster 1913 Edition

Susceptible

Sus-cep′ti-ble

,
Adj.
[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
,
Noun.
–
Sus-cep′ti-bly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition

Susceptible

SUSCEP'TIBLE

,
Adj.
[L. suscipio, to take; sub and capio.]
1.
Capable of admitting any thing additional, or any change, affection or influence; as a body susceptible of color or of alteration; a body susceptible of pain; a heart susceptible of love or of impression.
2.
Tender; capable of impression; impressible. The minds of children are more susceptible than those of persons more advanced in life.
3.
Having nice sensibility; as a man of a susceptible heart.

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