Sensibility

/ˌsɛnsəˈbɪləti/ noun

Definition

The ability to perceive or feel things; also refers to someone's emotional sensitivity or refined taste and awareness.

Etymology

From Old French 'sensibilite,' derived from Latin 'sensibilis' (able to be perceived by the senses). The word evolved from describing physical sensation to encompassing emotional and aesthetic awareness.

Kelly Says

Jane Austen wrote 'Sense and Sensibility' during a time when society debated whether emotions (sensibility) or reason (sense) should guide life—and the novel shows both matter. The word perfectly captures the 18th-century tension between being rational and being emotionally aware.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተከታይነት
teh-keh-tah-y-neh-t
ARالعربية
حساسية
hah-sah-seh-yah
BNবাংলা
সংবেদনশীলতা
shahm-veh-dah-nah-sheel-tah
CACatalà
sensibilitat
seh-nee-see-bee-lah-tah-t
CSČeština
citlivost
chee-tlee-voh-st
DADansk
følsomhed
fool-sohm-heh-t
DEDeutsch
Empfindlichkeit
ehm-pfeend-lee-khayt
ELΕλληνικά
ευαισθησία
ev-ay-sthee-see-ah
ESEspañol
sensibilidad
seh-nee-see-bih-lah-deh
FAفارسی
حساسیت
hah-sah-seh-t
FISuomi
herkkyys
heh-rk-kyuhs
FRFrançais
sensibilité
seh-nee-see-bee-lay-teh
GUGU
સંવેદનશીલતા
sahm-veh-dah-nah-sheel-tah
HAHA
hassada
hah-sah-dah
HEעברית
רגישות
rah-gee-shoot
HIहिन्दी
संवेदनशीलता
sahm-veh-dah-nah-sheel-tah
HUMagyar
érzékenység
ehr-zhay-keh-ny-shayg
IDBahasa Indonesia
sensitivitas
seh-nee-tee-vee-tahs
IGIG
nsọpụrụ
n-soh-poo-roo
ITItaliano
sensibilità
seh-nee-see-bee-lah-tah
KKKK
сезімталдық
seh-zhim-tahl-dyk
KMKM
ភាពងារស្រួល
bahp ngah srual
MRMR
संवेदनशीलता
sahm-veh-dah-nah-sheel-tah
MSBahasa Melayu
kepekaan
keh-peh-kahhn
MYမြန်မာ
ခံစားမှု
hkah-nzah-mhu
NLNederlands
gevoeligheid
ghay-vooh-luhk-hayt
NONorsk
følsomhet
fool-sohm-heht
PAPA
ਸੰਵੇਦਨਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ
sahm-veh-dah-nah-sheel-tah
PLPolski
wrażliwość
vrah-zh-lee-voh-st
PTPortuguês
sensibilidade
seh-nee-see-bee-lee-dah-deh
RORomână
sensibilitate
seh-nee-see-bee-lah-teh
RUРусский
чувствительность
choo-stvih-tehl-nost
SVSvenska
känslighet
kah-nsh-lee-heht
SWKiswahili
hisia
hee-see-ah
TAதமிழ்
உணர்வு
oo-nah-rvoo
TEతెలుగు
సున్నితత్వం
soo-nnee-tah-tvahm
THไทย
ความรู้สึก
khwahm roo-seuk
TLTL
pagkamaramdamin
pahg-kah-mah-rahm-dah-min
TRTürkçe
duyarlılık
doo-yahr-luh-luhk
UKУкраїнська
чутливість
choo-tlee-vist
URاردو
حساسیت
hah-sah-seh-t
VITiếng Việt
cảm giác
kahm gee-ahk
YOYO
ìfẹ́
ee-feh
ZUZU
ukwazileka
oo-kwah-zee-leh-kah

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