Dictionary entries for 'sensibility'

Synonyms

sen·si·bil·i·ty (sĕńsə-bĭĺĭ-tē)

noun: pl., -ties.

The ability to feel or perceive.
1. Keen intellectual perception: the sensibility of a painter to color.
2. Mental or emotional responsiveness toward something, such as the feelings of another.
Receptiveness to impression, whether pleasant or unpleasant; acuteness of feeling. Often used in the plural: “The sufferings of the Cuban people shocked our sensibilities” (George F. Kennan)
Refined awareness and appreciation in matters of feeling.
The quality of being affected by changes in the environment.