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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sensibility/sensəˈbɪləti/

▶noun (pl. 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 to sensory stimuli.

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