sensibility
[ sen-suh-bil-i-tee ]
/ ˌsɛn səˈbɪl ɪ ti /
noun, plural sen·si·bil·i·ties.
Origin of sensibility
SYNONYMS FOR sensibility
1
Sensibility,
susceptibility,
sensitiveness,
sensitivity refer to capacity to respond to or be affected by something.
Sensibility is, particularly, capacity to respond to aesthetic and emotional stimuli:
the sensibility of the artist.
Susceptibility is the state or quality of being impressionable and responsive, especially to emotional stimuli; in the plural it has much the same meaning as
sensibility :
a person of keen susceptibilities.
Sensitiveness is the state or quality of being sensitive, of having a capacity of sensation and of responding to external stimuli:
sensitiveness to light.
Sensitivity is a special capability of being sensitive to physiological, chemical action or a tendency to be easily affected by the adverse reactions of others:
the sensitivity of a nerve; sensitivity to criticism.
2 alertness, awareness.
OTHER WORDS FROM sensibility
hy·per·sen·si·bil·i·ty, noun non·sen·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural non·sen·si·bil·i·ties. un·sen·si·bil·i·ty, noun, plural un·sen·si·bil·i·ties.Words nearby sensibility
senseful,
sensei,
senseless,
sensi,
sensibilia,
sensibility,
sensible,
sensible horizon,
sensible perspiration,
sensillum,
sensitive
British Dictionary definitions for hypersensibility
sensibility
/ (ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the ability to perceive or feel
(often plural)
the capacity for responding to emotion, impression, etc
(often plural)
the capacity for responding to aesthetic stimuli
mental responsiveness; discernment; awareness
(usually plural)
emotional or moral feelings
cruelty offends most people's sensibilities
the condition of a plant of being susceptible to external influences, esp attack by parasites
Medical definitions for hypersensibility
sensibility
[ sĕn′sə-bĭl′ĭ-tē ]
n.
The ability to perceive stimuli.
Mental or emotional responsiveness toward something, such as the feelings of another.
Receptiveness to impression, whether pleasant or unpleasant; acuteness of feeling.
The quality of being affected by changes in the environment.