sensibility

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sen·si·bil·i·ty / ˌsensəˈbilitē/ • n. (pl. -ties) the ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity: the study of literature leads to a growth of intelligence and sensibility. ∎  (sensibilities) a person's delicate sensitivity that makes them readily offended or shocked: the scale of the poverty revealed by the survey shocked people's sensibilities. ∎  dated Zool. sensitivity to sensory stimuli.

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