sensibility: Meaning and Definition of

sen•si•bil•i•ty

1. capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
2. mental susceptibility or responsiveness; quickness and acuteness of apprehension or feeling.
3. keen consciousness or appreciation.
4. emotional capacities.
5. Sometimes,liability to feel hurt or offended; sensitive feelings.
6. Often,capacity for intellectual and aesthetic distinctions, feelings, tastes, etc.: a man of refined sensibilities.
7. the property, as in plants or instruments, of being readily affected by external influences.