sensibility
noun/ˌsensəˈbɪləti/
/ˌsensəˈbɪləti/
(plural sensibilities)
- [uncountable, countable] the ability to experience and understand deep feelings, especially in art and literature
- a man of impeccable manners, charm and sensibility
- artistic sensibility
- They are accomplished linguists but have no literary sensibility.
- sensibilities[plural] a person’s feelings, especially when the person is easily offended or influenced by something
- The article offended her religious sensibilities.
- The play gave no thought to the sensibilities of the audience.
Word Originlate 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’.
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