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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sen•si•bil•i•ty /ˌsɛnsəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - [uncountable] capacity for feeling;
responsiveness to stimuli. - [uncountable] mental responsiveness, esp. to subtle feelings.
- Often, sensibilities. [plural] capacity to respond to blame or praise:a harmless remark that offended his sensibilities.
- Often, sensibilities. [plural] capacity for discrimination:a person of refined sensibilities.
See -sens-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sen•si•bil•i•ty (sen′sə bil′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - capacity for sensation or feeling;
responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli. - mental susceptibility or responsiveness;
quickness and acuteness of apprehension or feeling. - keen consciousness or appreciation.
- sensibilities, emotional capacities.
- Sometimes, sensibilities. liability to feel hurt or offended;
sensitive feelings. - Often, sensibilities. capacity for intellectual and aesthetic distinctions, feelings, tastes, etc.:a man of refined sensibilities.
- the property, as in plants or instruments, of being readily affected by external influences.
- Late Latin sēnsibilitās. See sensible, -ity
- Middle French
- Middle English sensibilite 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Sensibility, susceptibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity refer to capacity to respond to or be affected by something. Sensibility is, particularly, capacity to respond to aesthetic and emotional stimuli:the sensibility of the artist.Susceptibility is the state or quality of being impressionable and responsive, esp. to emotional stimuli; in the plural it has much the same meaning as sensibility:a person of keen susceptibilities.Sensitiveness is the state or quality of being sensitive, of having a capacity of sensation and of responding to external stimuli:sensitiveness to light.Sensitivity is a special capability of being sensitive to physiological, chemical action or a tendency to be easily affected by the adverse reactions of others:the sensitivity of a nerve; sensitivity to criticism.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged alertness, awareness.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sensibility /ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the ability to perceive or feel
- (often plural) the capacity for responding to emotion, impression, etc
- (often plural) the capacity for responding to aesthetic stimuli
- mental responsiveness; discernment; awareness
- (usually plural) emotional or moral feelings: cruelty offends most people's sensibilities
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