aesthetic sensibility

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• sensibility — ► NOUN (pl. sensibilities) 1) the ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences. 2) (sensibilities) the tendency to be easily offended of shocked …   English terms dictionary

• sensibility — [sen΄sə bil′ə tē] n. pl. sensibilities [ME < MFr < LL sensibilitas < L sensibilis: see SENSIBLE] 1. the capacity for physical sensation; power of responding to stimuli; ability to feel 2. [often pl.] a) the capacity for being affected… …   English World dictionary

• sensibility — /sen seuh bil i tee/, n., pl. sensibilities. 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… …   Universalium

• sensibility — A way of feeling. A person s aesthetic or ethical sensibility is described by telling what kinds of situation generate different kinds of aesthetic or ethical response. The cult of sensibility in the mid 18th century celebrated a response to life …   Philosophy dictionary

• sensibility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Receptivity Nouns 1. sensibility, sensitivity, sensitiveness; feeling, perceptivity, esthetics; sensation, impression; consciousness (see knowledge); sensorium. 2. (mental sensibility) sensibleness,… …   English dictionary for students

• aesthetic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. artistic, tasteful, beautiful. See beauty, sensibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. artistic, aesthetically pleasing, tasteful, appreciative; see artistic 1 , 2 , beautiful 1 . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

• sensibility — noun (plural sensibilities) 1》 (also sensibilities) the ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity.     ↘(sensibilities) a person s tendency to be offended or shocked. 2》 Zoology, dated sensitivity …   English new terms dictionary

• sensibility — sen•si•bil•i•ty [[t]ˌsɛn səˈbɪl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) capacity for feeling; responsiveness to sensory stimuli 2) mental susceptibility or responsiveness 3) Often, sensibilities. acute capacity to respond to blame or praise 4) Often,… …   From formal English to slang

• Physical Sensibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Physical Sensibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sensibility sensibility Sgm: N 1 sensitiveness sensitiveness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 physical sensibility physical sensibility feeling impressibility perceptivity… …   English dictionary for students

• Iki (aesthetic ideal) — Iki (いき, often written ) is a traditional aesthetic ideal in Japan. The basis of iki is thought to have been formed among commoners (chonin) in Edo, pre modern Tokyo. Among those who are not familiar with Japanese culture, some tend to… …   Wikipedia

• La Fábula de Polifemo y Galatea — ( The Fable of Polyphemus and Galatea ), or simply the , is a literary work written by one of 17th century Spain’s most prominent and inventive lyric poets, Luis de Góngora y Argote. The poem, though borrowing heavily from prior literary sources… …   Wikipedia