sensibilities

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/ˌsɛn(t)sɪˈbɪlɪtiːz/
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/ˌsɛn(t)sɪˈbɪlɪtiːz/ · /ˌsɛn(t)səˈbɪlətiz/ · [-ɾi]

Definition of sensibilities

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (plural, plural-only)Capabilities to have emotions; feelings.
    “Though she gave the impression of fineness she was in reality so determined that any sensibilities she possessed were held in the vice of her will.”
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noun

  1. (plural, plural-only)Capabilities to have emotions; feelings.
    “Though she gave the impression of fineness she was in reality so determined that any sensibilities she possessed were held in the vice of her will.”
  2. (obsolete, plural, plural-only)Feelings of gratitude.
  3. (obsolete, plural, plural-only)Intuitive reactions; instincts.
  4. (form-of, plural)plural of sensibility (“emotions or feelings arising from or relating to aesthetic or moral standards, especially those which are sensitive and thus likely to be hurt or offended; (obsolete) emotional sense or understanding of something; sign or token of appreciation or gratitude”).

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Etymology

From sensibility + -es (suffix forming pluralia tantum; and regular plural forms of nouns).

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