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sen·si·bil·i·ty

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pl. sen·si·bil·i·ties

The ability to feel or perceive.
1. Keen intellectual perception: the sensibility of a painter to color.
2. Mental or emotional responsiveness toward something, such as the feelings of another.
Receptiveness to impression, whether pleasant or unpleasant; acuteness of feeling. Often used in the plural: "The sufferings of the Cuban people shocked our sensibilities" (George F. Kennan).
Refined awareness and appreciation in matters of feeling.
The quality of being affected by changes in the environment.

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