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   Sen·si·bil·i·ty

   /ˌsensəˈbilədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity: "the study of literature leads to a growth of intelligence and sensibility" Similar sensitivitysensitivenessfiner feelingsdelicacysubtletytastediscriminationdiscernmentunderstandinginsightempathyappreciationawareness of the feelings of othersfeelingintuitionintuitivenessresponsivenessreceptivityreceptivenessperceptivenessawareness
   • ▪ a person's delicate sensitivity that makes them readily offended or shocked: "the scale of the poverty revealed by the survey shocked people's sensibilities" Similar feelingsemotionsfiner feelingsdelicate sensitivitysensitivitiessusceptibilitiesmoral sensesense of outrage
   • ▪ sensitivity to sensory stimuli.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the power of sensation): from late Latin sensibilitas, from sensibilis ‘that can be perceived by the senses’ (see sensible).

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