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sensibilitythe ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌsensəˈbɪləti/

Example Sentences

  • The chef's culinary sensibility turned simple ingredients into a masterpiece.
  • My friend's fashion sensibility is so refined that she can spot a designer dress from a mile away.
  • His musical sensibility allowed him to compose songs that touched people's hearts.

sensibility

NOUN

[/ˌsensəˈbɪləti/]

the ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences

the ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences
💡 Concept

the ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences

Sensibility unlocks possibility through responsibility
🎵 Rhyme

Sensibility unlocks possibility through responsibility

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌsensəˈbɪləti/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌsensəˈbɪləti/

🌳Etymology

Rootsens
Suffix--ibility

🎵Rhyme

possibilityresponsibilitycapabilityreliability
possibility
responsibility
capability
reliability

🔗Collocations

artistic sensibility
aesthetic sensibility
cultural sensibility
refined sensibility
poetic sensibility
modern sensibility

📝Examples

The chef's culinary sensibility turned simple ingredients into a masterpiece.

😄 Fun example

My friend's fashion sensibility is so refined that she can spot a designer dress from a mile away.

His musical sensibility allowed him to compose songs that touched people's hearts.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's decorating sensibility is questionable - she thinks neon pink goes with everything.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

sensitivityperceptionawarenessappreciationrefinement

Antonyms

insensitivityindifferenceobtuseness

Related

aestheticartisticrefinedculturedperceptive

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