sensibility
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- noun
- /ˌsɛn.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
- He shows a remarkable sensibility to the needs of others, always offering support in times of trouble.
- an aesthetic sensibility
- an artistic sensibility
- offend the sensibilities
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Watch on YouTubeBut where did that sensibility come from, do you think?
- But where did that sensibility come from, do you think?
- He became the tradition against which others with new sensibilities rebelled.
- It's like the difference in sensibility between Handel and Wagner.
- Camp is not an idea, it's not a concept, it's rather a sensibility aesthetically.
- Like, what led to, you know, that sensibility?
- The one speech I worked on where I really was a long way from his sensibility was on identity cards.
- And that that's been really kind of nice in cultivating a little bit of a minimalist sensibility about how I live.
- And I love an artist's sensibility and the idea of, you know, art.
- And that's offensive to their sensibilities, obviously does that.
- Another expression that you see is sensibility or sensuousness.
- If you have a Latin sensibility, you're feeling this right.
- wear is really dominating high fashion because there's a sensibility of like some level of realness.
Examples
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I assure you I'll couch my questions carefully, taking into account the sensibilities of your students.
Fiction book (1994) -
- The vast majority of the writers were female, writing in ways that played into the feminist sensibility of the period.
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But where did that sensibility come from, do you think?
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Like we need that sensibility as a major part of that conversation.
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And I love an artist's sensibility and the idea of, you know, art.
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But your mother is of a more delicate sensibility.
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From these similarities and differences, I can form some idea of the new place's sensibility and style.
Academic text (2008) -
She has an amazing visual sensibility.
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Art for Your Sake aimed for a similar sensibility of cultural connectedness.
Academic text (2008) -
The teachers are defending the students' rights to exercise their critical tastes and sensibilities.
Synonyms
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A person's liking for styles, clothes, or art
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A natural skill for things like timing, direction, or humor
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Being able to notice and respond to your own and other people's feelings
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The ability to notice, understand, and judge things
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Being quick to notice small details and other people's feelings
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Being easily affected by feelings and aware of others' emotions
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A quick clear mind that notices small details
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A quick ability to notice and understand things
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The ability to notice and understand things quickly
Antonyms
How Sensitive
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Surface Forms
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Etymology
Sensibility comes from the Latin word sensus meaning 'feeling', from sentire 'to feel', and is related to the words sense and sensitive. So, sensibility here means a fine or delicate 'feeling' for art, beauty, or small emotional changes.