sensibility

• Substantivo que designa a capacidade de percepção mental e de sensibilidade emocional ou estética refinada, bem como a capacidade fisiológica de sentir.

A noun referring to the capacity for mental responsiveness and refined emotional or aesthetic sensitivity, as well as the physiological faculty of sensation.

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1. Mental responsiveness and awarenessB2formal

   The capacity to respond intellectually or emotionally to experiences, ideas, or the environment.

   Sensibilidade

   • Her artistic sensibility allows her to interpret complex emotions through painting.
   • The novel appeals to the reader's moral sensibility.
   • He lacks the sensibility to appreciate classical music.

   Sinônimosawarenessdiscernmentinsightperceptivenessreceptivityresponsivenesssensitivity

   Antônimosapathyindifferenceinsensibilityunawareness

2. Refined sensitivityC1formal

   A heightened or delicate awareness of aesthetic, emotional, or moral impressions, often associated with taste or refinement.

   Sensibilidade refinada

   • The poet's sensibility is evident in every line of his work.
   • She has a sensibility for design that makes her a great interior decorator.
   • His romantic sensibility was offended by the crude humor.

   Sinônimosappreciationcultivationdelicacydiscernmentperceptivenessrefinementsensitivitytaste

   Antônimosapathycallousnessindifferenceinsensibilityinsensitivityunresponsiveness

3. Physiological responsivenessC1formal

   The ability of a living organism or a part of the body to perceive and respond to external stimuli.

   Sensibilidade

   • The doctor tested the patient's skin sensibility to touch and temperature.
   • Nerve damage can reduce sensibility in the fingers.
   • The experiment measured the sensibility of the tissue to various chemical stimuli.

   Sinônimosperceptivenessreceptivityresponsivenesssensitivenesssensitivity

   Antônimosinsensibilitynumbnesstorporunresponsiveness