sensibilities

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun mental responsiveness and awareness
  2. noun refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions
  3. noun (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation

Etymology

From sensibility + -es (suffix forming pluralia tantum; and regular plural forms of nouns).

Synonyms

sensibility, esthesia, aesthesia

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