sensibility

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sens·ibil·ity [sensibility sensibilities] BrE [ˌsensəˈbɪləti] NAmE [ˌsensəˈbɪləti] noun (pl. sens·ibil·ities)
1. uncountable, countable the ability to experience and understand deep feelings, especially in art and literature
•a man of impeccable manners, charm and sensibility
•artistic sensibility
2. sensibilitiesplural a person's feelings, especially when the person is easily offended or influenced by sth
•The article offended her religious sensibilities.
•The play gave no thought to the sensibilities of the audience.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the power of sensation): from late Latin sensibilitas, from sensibilis ‘that can be perceived by the senses’, from sensus ‘faculty of feeling, thought, meaning’, from sentire ‘feel’.

Example Bank:
•They are accomplished linguists but have no literary sensibility.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sensitivity, sensitiveness, esthesia, aesthesia