SENSIBILITY


Meaning of SENSIBILITY in English

/ ˌsensəˈbɪləti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )

1.

[ U , C ] the ability to experience and understand deep feelings, especially in art and literature :

a man of impeccable manners, charm and sensibility

artistic sensibility

2.

sensibilities [ pl. ] a person's feelings, especially when the person is easily offended or influenced by sth :

The article offended her religious sensibilities.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (denoting the power of sensation): from late Latin sensibilitas , from sensibilis that can be perceived by the senses, from sensus faculty of feeling, thought, meaning, from sentire feel.

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