SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
sensibility
noun
The capacity to perceive or respond to feelings, impressions, or artistic qualities.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Capacity for response
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Usage distinction
Return to topSensibility often concerns emotional or artistic response. Discernment stresses judgment, while sensitivity can also mean susceptibility to being hurt.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See sensibility in use
The essay reveals a sensibility attentive to small details of ordinary life.
The photographer's sensibility showed in her attention to the emotional weight of small details, such as a carefully folded coat left on an empty chair.
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