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1sensibility — [sen΄sə bil′ə tē] n. pl. sensibilities [ME < MFr < LL sensibilitas < L sensibilis: see SENSIBLE] 1. the capacity for physical sensation; power of responding to stimuli; ability to feel 2. [often pl.] a) the capacity for being affected… …
2sensibility — /sen seuh bil i tee/, n., pl. sensibilities. 1. capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli. 2. mental susceptibility or responsiveness; quickness and acuteness of apprehension or feeling. 3. keen… …
3sensibility — The consciousness of sensation; the capability of perceiving sensible stimuli. [L. sensibilitas] articular s. appreciation of sensation in joint surfaces. SYN: arthresthesia, joint sense. bone s. SYN: pallesthesia …
4sensibility — n. the ability to be affected by, and respond to, changes in the surroundings (see stimulus). Sensibility is a characteristic of cells of the nervous system …
5sensibility — sen•si•bil•i•ty [[t]ˌsɛn səˈbɪl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) capacity for feeling; responsiveness to sensory stimuli 2) mental susceptibility or responsiveness 3) Often, sensibilities. acute capacity to respond to blame or praise 4) Often,… …
6sensibility — /sɛnsəˈbɪləti / (say sensuh biluhtee) noun (plural sensibilities) 1. capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness to sensory stimuli. 2. mental susceptibility or responsiveness; quickness and acuteness of apprehension or feeling. 3. keen… …
7sentimentalism — n. Sentimentality, affectation of sentiment, affected sensibility …
8English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
9Critique of Pure Reason — Part of a series on Immanuel …
10Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
