/ 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.