sensibility

Definition of Sensibility in English :

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Noun

1. aesthesia, esthesia, sensibility

mental responsiveness and awareness

2. sensibility

refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions

Example Sentences:
'cruelty offended his sensibility'

3. sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity

(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation

Example Sentences:
'sensitivity to pain'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sensibility

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noun plural -ties

1.

the ability to perceive or feel

2. (often plural)

the capacity for responding to emotion, impression, etc

3. (often plural)

the capacity for responding to aesthetic stimuli

4.

mental responsiveness; discernment; awareness

5. (usually plural)

emotional or moral feelings

cruelty offends most people's sensibilities

6.

the condition of a plant of being susceptible to external influences, esp attack by parasites

Sensibility

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nounWord forms: plural ˌsensiˈbilities

1.

the capacity for physical sensation; power of responding to stimuli; ability to feel

2. [often pl.]

a.

the capacity for being affected emotionally or intellectually, whether pleasantly or unpleasantly; receptiveness to impression

b.

the capacity to respond perceptively to intellectual, moral, or aesthetic values; delicate, sensitive awareness or responsiveness

c.

liability to be offended, repelled, etc.

Sensibility

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n. pl. sen·si·bil·i·ties

1. The ability to perceive stimuli: lost sensibility in a toe.

2. often sensibilities

a. Mental or emotional responsiveness, especially in being offended or in having one's feelings hurt: "The earthy humor of many of the ballads deeply offended her sensibilities" (Anne Stott).

b. The capacity to respond intelligently to refined emotions, especially in art: "They celebrated deeds that fit stereotyped images of noble valor, making the writing flat and tedious to modern sensibilities" (David A. Bell).

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