Capacity or readiness to feel emotion, esp. sympathy or empathy; susceptibility to emotional or aesthetic influences; sensibility.
| 单词 | θ133893 |
| 释义 | the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [noun] (44) feeling?c1400 Capacity or readiness to feel emotion, esp. sympathy or empathy; susceptibility to emotional or aesthetic influences; sensibility. tendernessc1440 Sensitiveness to impression; impressionableness, soft-heartedness; sensibility to pain, esp. when touched; crankness (of a ship). heart1557 Susceptibility to the emotions involved in matters of (romantic) love or affection, generosity, sympathy, etc.; sensibility or tenderness for others… nicety1583 Delicacy of feeling, sensibility; scrupulosity, punctiliousness; an instance of this, a scruple. Formerly also: †excessive delicacy (obsolete). toucha1586 The faculty or capacity of the mind considered as analogous to the sense of touch (see sense 8a); mental, moral, or emotional perception or… apprehension1605 The action of ‘feeling’ anything emotionally; sensitiveness or sensibility to; sympathetic perception. Obsolete. rare. tender-heartedness1607 sensibility1609 The quality of being readily and strongly affected by emotional or artistic influences and experiences; emotional awareness; susceptibility or… sensibleness1613 Tenderness of feeling, sensibility. Obsolete. acuteness1644 Responsiveness to sense impressions; sensitiveness; = acuity, n. 2b. exquisiteness1650 The quality of being exquisite. Of the senses, taste, judgement, etc.: Delicate sensibility. susceptivity1722 The quality of being susceptive; susceptibility. sensation1744 Capacity for moral feeling. Obsolete. rare. soul1748 As a mass noun. Strength of character; strongly developed intellectual, moral, or aesthetic qualities; spiritual or emotional power or intensity… susceptibility1753 Without const. Capacity for feeling or emotion; disposition or tendency to be emotionally affected; sensibility. sensitivity1773 The state or property of being capable of sensation (sensation, n. 1f), or of perceiving sensations of a particular type; the degree to which… sensitiveness1788 The quality of being very susceptible or responsive to emotional or aesthetic impressions; = sensitivity, n. 2a. affettuoso1791 Music. An affettuoso style; an affettuoso movement, part, or piece. Also figurative. sensibilité1817 = sensibility, n. (chiefly in sense 4b). soulfulness1842 mild-heartedness1849 susceptiveness1873 = susceptivity, n. sensitivism1877 Susceptibility or responsiveness to emotional or aesthetic impressions. Cf. sensitiveness, n. 2a, sensitivity, n. 2d. Somewhat rare. tender-mindedness1907 Subcategories:— a tender heart (1) — sensitive person (7) — making or becoming sensitive or tender (4) — excessive sensitiveness (8) |
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