suggestive
sug·ges·tive/sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv/adjective
suggestive is spelled S-U-G-G-E-S-T-I-V-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (sug·ges·tive). It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, suggestive means “Tending to suggest or imply” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in suggestive?
| Letters | 10: S-U-G-G-E-S-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sug·ges·tive |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is suggestive?
Suggestive appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce suggestive?
- /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv/
Suggestive has 3 syllables, split sug·ges·tive in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-suggestive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of suggestive
- more suggestive comparative
- most suggestive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suggestive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tending to suggest or imply.
The painting is abstract, but the colors are suggestive of fruit or the Mediterranean.
- 2
Suggesting romance, sex, etc.; risqué.
She crossed her legs and shot him a suggestive smile.
- 3
Relating to hypnotic suggestion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suggestive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tending to suggest:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does suggestive come from?
From suggest + -ive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).