Dictionary
sus•cep•ti•bil•i•ty
Pronunciation: (su-sep"tu-bil'i-tē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ties.
1. state or character of being susceptible:
susceptibility to disease.
2. capacity for receiving mental or moral impressions; tendency to be emotionally affected.
3. susceptibilities,capacities for emotion; feelings:
His susceptibilities are easily wounded.
4. Elect.
a. See
electric susceptibility.
b. See
magnetic susceptibility. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.