sensibility
18
6.3
- noun
- /ˌsɛn.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
:
sensibilidad
- A perceptible change of sensibility in Emerson's worldview is obvious in the chapter entitled "Wealth."
- modern sensibility
- moral sensibility
- aesthetic sensibility
Like where does that sensibility emanate from?
- Like where does that sensibility emanate from?
- That's, that's a Star Trek sensibility, right?
- Although with your, you know, very logical mind and Korean sensibility, you're also open to fortune tellers, right?
- That too is such a such a belittlement of, of religious sensibilities.
- And it I think, you know, the one thing this referendum has done is it's revealed that anti democratic sensibility.
- They had adequate sensibility about the street.
- It could be the lack of sensibility that's that's increasing.
- But you know, my, my sensibility about humor is all stolen.
- Because if the guys don't have that sensibility, oh, the time, where is where's the time?
Examples
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The women I spoke with possess a modern sensibility as well as an awareness of the opportunities available to them.
Academic text (2003) -
The sultan's order was in keeping with the sensibilities of his times, but times change.
Academic text (2003) -
You and I, you know, we share a sensibility.
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But people do feel that my sensibility stamps everything I do.
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There was no sense to it, and she prided herself on her sensibility.
Fiction book (1995) -
His is a political sensibility in the noblest and most capacious sense of the term.
Academic text (2000) -
It's a personal sensibility.
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How does he acquire a sensibility to small differences and the ability to recognize intellectual elegance?
Academic text (1991) -
Genius, she argues, is composed of certain qualities, such as imagination and sensibility, which women incontestably possess.
Academic text (1996) -
Her artistic sensibility allows her to create profound works that resonate with audiences.
Synonyms
635
4.3
A natural skill for things like timing, direction, or humor
127
5.5
A quick feeling that something is true without thinking
100
3.9
Being able to notice and respond to your own and other people's feelings
53
4.0
The ability to notice and understand things quickly
14
2.9
A state of being watchful and ready to notice and act on danger or problems
9
4.3
A quick, helpful reaction that shows attention or interest
7
8.1
Ability to think quickly and clearly
3
8.6
Awareness that something exists or is happening
2
9.6
The ability to notice and understand things quickly and clearly
1
6.6
Being quick to notice small details and other people's feelings
The ability to feel and show emotions
Ability to feel or notice things with the senses
A quick ability to notice and understand things
The ability to notice and understand things quickly
A quick clear mind that notices small details
The ability to know things right away without thinking
Being easily affected by feelings and aware of others' emotions
Antonyms
How Sensitive
5
7.0
100
3.9
18
6.3
336
3.2
16
5.5
71
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sensibility comes from the Latin word sensus meaning 'feeling', from sentire 'to feel', and shares the same root as the common words sense and sensitive. So, sensibility here means a person's ability to notice and respond to ideas and emotions.