sensibility
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/ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti/
English
Definitions
noun
- The ability to sense, feel or perceive; responsiveness to sensory stimuli; sensitivity.
- Emotional or artistic awareness; keen sensitivity to matters of feeling or creative expression.
- Excessive emotional awareness; the fact or quality of being overemotional.
- (in the plural) An acute awareness or feeling.“I apologize if I offended your sensibilities, but that's the truth of the matter.”
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Synonyms
sensitivitysensitivenesssensitiveintelligentsensationawarenessfeelingsanitysusceptibilityprudenceresponsivenessreceptivenesstendernessaesthesiadelicacydiscernment