sensibility

English

Etymology

French sensibilité, from Latin sēnsibilitās

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti/

Noun

sensibility (plural sensibilities)

1. The ability to sense, feel or perceive; especially to be sensitive to the feelings of another.

   I think sensibility is important in a relationship.

2. (chiefly in the plural) An acute awareness or feeling.

   I apologize if I offended your sensibilities, but that's the truth of the matter.

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: sensibilitat f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 感觉 (zh), 感受性 (zh), 知觉 (zh), 感性 (zh)

• German: Sensibilität (de), f
• Irish: céadfaíocht f, céadfacht f

• Japanese: 感覚 (ja) (kankaku), センス (ja) (sensu)
• Korean: 감각 (ko) (gamgak), 감수성 (ko) (gamsuseong), 감각력 (gamgangnyeok)
• Portuguese: sensibilidade (pt) f
• Spanish: sensibilidad (es) f

Further reading

• "sensibility" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 280.