suggestione
suggestion, evocation
noun soo-jes-TYOH-neh Rare
Origin: Latin suggestio, from suggerere (to suggest).
Also means
fascination
Usage Note
Suggestione is a false friend: it rarely means 'suggestion' in the English sense (for that, use suggerimento). It primarily means an evocative impression, a fascination, or a form of psychological suggestion (suggestione ipnotica = hypnotic suggestion). The plural is suggestioni.
Examples
"Il castello esercita una forte suggestione sui visitatori."
Natural Translation
The castle exerts a strong fascination on visitors.

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