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sen·si·bil·i·ty
 sensibility
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- pronunciation:
- sen
s
bI
lih
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
sensibilities |
| definition 1: |
the ability to feel, sense, or perceive.
- synonyms:
- perception, sentience
- antonyms:
- insensibility
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| definition 2: |
keenness of perception; appreciation.
- synonyms:
- acuity, discernment, insightfulness, perceptiveness
- antonyms:
- insensibility
- similar words:
- sensitivity
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| definition 3: |
(often pl.) the capacity for emotional response.
- synonyms:
- feeling, susceptibility
- similar words:
- sensitivity
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| definition 4: |
the capacity for refined aesthetic discrimination.
- synonyms:
- appreciation
- similar words:
- refinement
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| related words: |
feeling, mind |
adjective + (n.)sensibility
acute,
aesthetic,
architectural,
artistic,
bourgeois,
changing,
classical,
collective,
comic,
contemporary,
crude,
cultural,
delicate,
distinct,
eclectic,
elevated,
emerging,
ethical,
exquisite,
female,
feminine,
feminist,
fragile,
gay,
heightened,
hip-hop,
intellectual,
ironic,
liberal,
literary,
middle-class,
midwestern,
modern,
modernist,
moral,
multicultural,
musical,
offensive,
philosophical,
poetic,
postmodern,
queer,
quirky,
racial,
radical,
refined,
religious,
romantic,
rustic,
shared,
small-town,
sophisticated,
spiritual,
tender,
unique,
urban,
western
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verb + (n.)sensibility
adapt,
appeal,
attribute,
betray,
display,
evoke,
exhibit,
express,
filter,
forge,
hone,
imbue,
offend,
possess,
refine,
reflect,
respect,
sense,
share,
shock,
suit,
tweak,
violate
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(n.)sensibility
+ verb
appreciate, attune, awaken, bruise, evolve, exemplify, inform, merge, shape
noun + (n.)sensibility
affront, appeal, appreciation, concession, craft, deference, design, imagination, modem, poet, pop, punk, rhythm, sense, sentiment, shift, talent, taste, temperament
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The word sensibility
contains the following parts:
sens, sent1
Latin
root
that means to feel, to perceive
  Example words:
assent, consent, desensitize, dissent, insensate, resent, sensation, senseless, sensibility, sensible, sensitive, sensitivity, sensitize, sensory, sensual, sensuous, sentiment, sentimental
-ability, -ibility, -bility, -ubility
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means ability to do, be, or undergo
More about this word part:
All adjectives ending in "-able," "-ible," "-uble" and "-ble" can combine with the suffix "-ity" to form nouns ending in -ability
, -ibility
, -ubility
, or -bility
.
Example words:
accountability, capability, eligibility, immobility, instability, irritability, reliability, respectability, sensibility, solubility, stability, volubility
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