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Definition of Sensibility

1. Noun. Mental responsiveness and awareness.

2. Noun. Refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions. "Cruelty offended his sensibility"

3. Noun. (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation. "Sensitivity to pain"

Definition of Sensibility

1. n. The quality or state of being sensible, or capable of sensation; capacity to feel or perceive.

Definition of Sensibility

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Medical Definition of Sensibility

1. Origin: Cf. F. Sensibilite, LL. Sensibilitas. 1. The quality or state of being sensible, or capable of sensation; capacity to feel or perceive. 2. The capacity of emotion or feeling, as distinguished from the intellect and the will; peculiar susceptibility of impression, pleasurable or painful; delicacy of feeling; quick emotion or sympathy; as, sensibility to pleasure or pain; sensibility to shame or praise; exquisite sensibility; often used in the plural. "Sensibilities so fine!" "The true lawgiver ought to have a heart full of sensibility." (Burke) "His sensibilities seem rather to have been those of patriotism than of wounded pride." (Marshall) 3. Experience of sensation; actual feeling. "This adds greatly to my sensibility." (Burke) 4. That quality of an instrument which makes it indicate very slight changes of condition; delicacy; as, the sensibility of a balance, or of a thermometer. Synonym: Taste, susceptibility, feeling. See Taste. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sensibility

sense of purpose sense of responsibility sense of right and wrong sense of shame sense of smell sense of taste sense of the meeting sense of touch sense organ sense organs

sense strand sensibilia sensibilise sensibilities sensibility (current term) sensibility (current term) sensibilize sensible sensible sensibleness

sensiblenesses sensibler sensibles sensiblest sensible heat sensible horizon sensible perspiration sensible temperature sensibly sensiferous

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