Designating the faculty of sensation, as †sensible capacity, sensible faculty, sensible virtue. Cf. sensitive, adj. 1a. Now historical and rare.
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > [noun] > faculty of sensation (32) sensible virtuea1398 Designating the faculty of sensation, as †sensible capacity, sensible faculty, sensible virtue. Cf. sensitive, adj. 1a. Now historical and rare. sensualityc1405 The aspect of human nature concerned with the senses as opposed to the intellect or spirit; the animal nature of humans, esp. as the source of… sensitivec1487 The faculty of sensation. Obsolete. sense1553 The faculty of sensation and perception in a person or (occasionally) an animal from which thought, volition, and awareness of the external world… sensible capacity1593 Designating the faculty of sensation, as †sensible capacity, sensible faculty, sensible virtue. Cf. sensitive, adj. 1a. Now historical and rare. sentient1603 (a) absol. That which has sensation or feeling. (b) One who or something which has sensation. sensibility1610 Philosophy. Originally: the capacity for sensation and sense perception, as distinguished from the understanding. Later also: emotion, feeling… Subcategories:— the senses (13) — a sense (12) |
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