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Sensitiveness is closely allied to egotism; and excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness. The cure for tender sensibilities is to make more of our objects and less of our selves.
Christian Nestell Bovee

Meaning of "sensibilities" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SENSIBILITIES

sensibilities  [ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlətɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SENSIBILITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sensibilities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SENSIBILITIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sensibility

Sensibility refers to an acute perception of or responsiveness toward something, such as the emotions of another. This concept emerged in eighteenth-century Britain, and was closely associated with studies of sense perception as the means through which knowledge is gathered. It also became associated with sentimental moral philosophy. One of the first of such texts would be John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding, where he says, "I conceive that Ideas in the Understanding, are coeval with Sensation; which is such an Impression or Motion, made in some part of the Body, as makes it be taken notice of in the Understanding." George Cheyne and other medical writers wrote of "The English Malady," also called "hysteria" in women or "hypochondria" in men, a condition with symptoms that closely resemble the modern diagnosis of clinical depression. Cheyne considered this malady to be the result of over-taxed nerves. At the same time, theorists asserted that individuals who had ultra-sensitive nerves would have keener senses, and thus be more aware of beauty and moral truth.

Definition of sensibilities in the English dictionary

The first definition of sensibilities in the dictionary is the capacity for responding to emotion, impression, etc. Other definition of sensibilities is emotional or moral feelings. Sensibilities is also the capacity for responding to aesthetic stimuli.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SENSIBILITIES


contrarieties
ˌkɒntrəˈraɪətɪz
liberties
ˈlɪbətɪz
mediocrities
ˌmiːdɪˈɒkrətɪz
multi-utilities
ˌmʌltɪjuːˈtɪlətɪz
obscurities
əbˈskjʊərətɪz
properties
ˈprɒpətɪz
responsibilities
rɪˌspɒnsɪˈbɪlətɪz
rubbities
ˈrʌbətɪz
societies
səˈsaɪətɪz
solidarities
ˌsɒlɪˈdærətɪz
specialities
ˌspeʃɪˈælətɪz
spontaneities
ˌspɒntəˈneɪətɪz
technicalities
ˌtɛknɪˈkælətɪz
tonalities
təʊˈnælətɪz
viscosities
vɪsˈkɒsətɪz
vitalities
vaɪˈtælətɪz
vivacities
vɪˈvæsətɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SENSIBILITIES

sensi
sensibilia
sensibility
sensible
sensible horizon
sensible note
sensibleness
sensibly
sensile
sensilla
sensillum
sensism
sensist
sensitisation
sensitise
sensitiser
sensitive
sensitive plant
sensitively
sensitiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SENSIBILITIES

abilities
activities
amenities
authorities
capabilities
charities
cities
communities
disabilities
entities
facilities
humanities
minorities
opportunities
parties
possibilities
qualities
quantities
securities
universities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of sensibilities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SENSIBILITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sensibilities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sensibilities

Translation of «sensibilities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SENSIBILITIES

Find out the translation of sensibilities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sensibilities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sensibilities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

情面
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sensibilidades
570 millions of speakers

English

sensibilities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संवेदनशीलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحساسيات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чувствительность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sensibilidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংবেদনশীলতাকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sensibilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perasaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sensibilitäten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

感性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepekso
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhạy cảm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணர்வுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संवेदनशीलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hassasiyetlerin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sensibilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wrażliwość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чутливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sensibilitățile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευαισθησίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sensitiwiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

känslor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sensibilities
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sensibilities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SENSIBILITIES»

The term «sensibilities» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.854 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SENSIBILITIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sensibilities

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10 QUOTES WITH «SENSIBILITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sensibilities.
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Catharine Beecher
As liberty and intelligence have increased the people have more and more revolted against the theological dogmas that contradict common sense and wound the tenderest sensibilities of the soul.
2
Daniel Bell
The intellectual takes as a starting point his self and relates the world to his own sensibilities; the scientist accepts an existing field of knowledge and seeks to map out the unexplored terrain.
3
Jamie Bell
I lost my mind at 15. I'd been shown a world where there were no boundaries, where everyone gave me all the power. And I was like, 'This is great!' Then that was gone. But I was like, 'Yeah, but I still want that.' I'd lost my humble, very quiet, introverted sensibilities which I think I definitely had as a kid.
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Christian Nestell Bovee
Sensitiveness is closely allied to egotism; and excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness. The cure for tender sensibilities is to make more of our objects and less of our selves.
5
Paulo Costanzo
I started out more interested in drama, but comedy just came naturally to me, and it's become what I'm most known for, even though my sensibilities still lean towards the dramatic for the most part.
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Peter Davison
It is very difficult for people to come in contact with their own emotions and their own sensibilities.
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Alice Dreger
If we are going to have to worry all the time that we might offend some students' sensibilities, we are not going to be able to teach in a way that actually matters. We're not going to be able to teach about sex, gender, race, religion, or violence.
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Brian Ferneyhough
As a necessary prerequisite to the creation of new forms of expression one might, I suppose, argue that current sensibilities respond uniquely to the notion of exhaustion as exhaustion, although that does de facto seem rather limiting.
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Charles Fleischer
In addition to my comedic sensibilities, I also have a love of science. I think that it would be nice if, by the time we're doing the next version of 'Roger Rabbit,' it would be nice if I was receiving my Nobel prize the same week.
10
Vincent Gallo
I constantly try to reinvent my sensibilities and my ideas. I enjoy some of the satisfaction that I get when I feel good about what I've done. But the process is quite lonely and quite painful.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENSIBILITIES»

Discover the use of sensibilities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sensibilities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China
Exploiting an exhaustive range of primary sources from Ming and Qing literary writing, this work combines literary and historical analysis to identify the modes of existence of male homoerotic sensibilities in late imperial China.
Cuncun Wu, 2004
2
Noise and Spirit: The Religious and Spiritual Sensibilities ...
DNA analysis). Examining semen historically, medically, and culturally, Sperm Counts is a penetrating exploration of its meaning and power.
Anthony B. Pinn, 2003
3
Scents and Sensibilities
Delve into the world of natural aromas and discover their profound effect on emotional well-being, from relieving stress to enhancing sensuality.
Mandy Aftel, 2009
4
A Theology of Artistic Sensibilities: The Visual Arts and ...
The Visual Arts and the Church John Dillenberger. church entered a world in which emotion and feelings were fairly dominant and diverse. These feelings were articulated in patterns ranging from philosophies of sense to theories of gnosis or ...
John Dillenberger, 2004
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Senses and sensibilities
Describes the five senses and how they affect our lives, discusses sensory disorders, and explains how the senses work "Our special senses allow us a wide variety of experience: to appreciate human voices and a symphony, for instance, as ...
Jillyn Smith, 1989
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Sensibilities of the Islamic Mediterranean: Self-expression ...
From the mountains of Lebanon to the shores of Turkey and North Africa, the Islamic Mediterranean has always been a dynamic cultural hub, where the stories and passions of East and West collide.
Robin Ostle, 2008
7
Vanishing Sensibilities: Schubert, Beethoven, Schumann
Vanishing Sensibilities examines music of Schubert, Beethoven, Schumann, and their contemporaries in drama and poetry, showing how music was a powerful force in lively ongoing conversations about the nature of liberty, consent in marriage, ...
Kristina Muxfeldt, 2012
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Educating Moral Sensibilities in Urban Schools
This book brings together recent work by international researchers from nine countries in the fields of moral development and citizenship education. The book consists of twelve chapters and it is divided into three parts.
Kirsi Tirri, 2008
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The Invention of Comfort: Sensibilities and Design in Early ...
Definitions of comfort changed over time, the author shows, and men and women sometimes interpreted comfort differently.
John E. Crowley, 2003
10
'Open the Roads!': Religious Sensibilities of Power and ...
My theoretical approach builds on two basic insights into the embodied dimensions of culture, power, and history.
Kenneth Routon, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENSIBILITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sensibilities is used in the context of the following news items.
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Familiar faces and new pop sensibilities
Familiar faces and new pop sensibilities. The returning cast of pickers and a new wave of not-so-bluegrass acts plays the 42nd Telluride Bluegrass Festival. «The Daily Planet, Jun 15»
2
'Black-ish' Star Anthony Anderson Sees Himself In Dre Johnson: “It's …
It's my sensibilities, my wit, my humor, the way I interact with my children. That's the closest to me that I've been able to portray on television and film and I'm ... «Deadline, Jun 15»
3
Sex, signifiers and '70s sensibilities still hold in “Gay Semiotics”
It may be difficult to imagine life pre-Internet, when access to a subculture was not instantaneous. Membership, or at least legwork beyond a Web search, was ... «SFGate, May 15»
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Petri: Picasso and Fox's Victorian sensibilities
A Fox affiliate, Fox 5 NY, when talking about a Picasso painting – “Women of Algiers (Version O),” which sold for a record $179 million this week – made a point ... «Northwest Herald, May 15»
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What Book Shaped Your Moral Sensibilities? [2015 ITT]
This is part of the 2015 Ideological Turing Test series, where Christians and non-Christians test how well they understand one another. In this second round, ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
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2015 Subaru Legacy has Midwestern sensibilities
2015 Subaru Legacy has Midwestern sensibilities. 2015 Subaru Legacy. Caption 2015 Subaru Legacy. Michael Tercha, Chicago Tribune. The 2015 Subaru ... «Chicago Tribune, Mar 15»
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Gretchen's take: ISIS toying with our own sensibilities?
Almost using us -- and toying with our own sensibilities .. showing that even one of our own .. a possible american ... Has crossed over to them. Gretchen Carlson ... «Fox News, Feb 15»
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First victim of “blasphemy laws” would be Islam itself
In Muslim usage, defamation simply means anything that insults or offends Islamic sensibilities. However, to gain traction among the international community, the ... «The Commentator, Feb 15»
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Jewellery label Kasané combines traditional and modern sensibilities
Who started it? Kasané was launched recently by Hong Kong-based gemologist Karishma Sani, who studied at the Gemological Institute of America. Working at ... «South China Morning Post, Feb 15»
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Colin Lanceley in his studio at Surry Hills in Sydney. Picture: Renee …
From the 1980s, his poetic sensibilities sang of reunion with the landscape he had left behind in 1965. Sid Nolan had warned him about returning to Australia, ... «The Australian, Feb 15»

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