n.
Pronunciation: ˌ sen(t)-s ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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 responsiveness toward something (as emotion in another)
4 : refined or excessive sensitiveness in emotion and taste with especial responsiveness to the pathetic