Sensibility
11sensibility — /sen seuh bil i tee/, n., pl. sensibilities. 1. capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli. 2. mental susceptibility or responsiveness; quickness and acuteness of apprehension or feeling. 3. keen… …
12sensibility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Receptivity Nouns 1. sensibility, sensitivity, sensitiveness; feeling, perceptivity, esthetics; sensation, impression; consciousness (see knowledge); sensorium. 2. (mental sensibility) sensibleness,… …
13sensibility — UK [ˌsensəˈbɪlətɪ] / US noun Word forms sensibility : singular sensibility plural sensibilities 1) [uncountable] formal the ability to experience deep emotions, especially as a reaction to literature or art her fine poetic sensibility 2)… …
14sensibility — n. (pl. ies) 1 capacity to feel (little finger lost its sensibility). 2 a openness to emotional impressions, susceptibility, sensitiveness (sensibility to kindness). b an exceptional or excessive degree of this (sense and sensibility). 3 (in pl.) …
15sensibility — The consciousness of sensation; the capability of perceiving sensible stimuli. [L. sensibilitas] articular s. appreciation of sensation in joint surfaces. SYN: arthresthesia, joint sense. bone s. SYN: pallesthesia …
16sensibility — A way of feeling. A person s aesthetic or ethical sensibility is described by telling what kinds of situation generate different kinds of aesthetic or ethical response. The cult of sensibility in the mid 18th century celebrated a response to life …
17sensibility — noun (plural ties) Date: 15th century 1. ability to receive sensations ; sensitiveness < tactile sensibility > 2. peculiar susceptibility to a pleasurable or painful impression (as from praise or a slight) often used in plural 3. awareness of and …
18sensibility — Synonyms and related words: acuity, acumen, acuteness, adaptability, affectibility, affection, affectivity, agreeability, amenability, apperception, appreciation, appreciation of differences, appreciativeness, artistic judgment, astuteness,… …
19sensibility — sen|si|bil|i|ty [ˌsensıˈbılıti] n plural sensibilities 1.) [U and C] the way that someone reacts to particular subjects or types of behaviour ▪ her religious sensibilities offend/wound sb s sensibilities ▪ Avoid using words that might offend… …
20sensibility — noun plural sensibilities 1 wound/offend sb s sensibilities to offend someone by being rude or unpleasant etc: It wounded her delicate sensibilities to be addressed in such a vulgar manner. 2 (U) the ability to understand feelings, especially… …
