Sensibility (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural sen·si·bil·i·ties.
  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 consciousness or appreciation.
  4. emotional capacities.
  5. liability to feel hurt or offended; sensitive feelings.
  6. capacity for intellectual and aesthetic distinctions, feelings, tastes, etc.: a man of refined sensibilities.
  7. the property, as in plants or instruments, of being readily affected by external influences.
noun plural -ties
  1. the ability to perceive or feel
  2. the capacity for responding to emotion, impression, etc
  3. the capacity for responding to aesthetic stimuli
  4. mental responsiveness; discernment; awareness
  5. emotional or moral feelings
  6. the condition of a plant of being susceptible to external influences, esp attack by parasites
Sensibility (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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