Sensibilität

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German

Etymology

sensibel +‎ -ität

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌzɛnzibiliˈtɛːt/
  • Hyphenation: Sen‧si‧bi‧li‧tät
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Noun

Sensibilität f (genitive Sensibilität, plural Sensibilitäten)

  1. sensibility
    • 1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern [The World of Yesterday]‎:
      Seiner [Rilke's] außerordentlichen Sensibilität war es unerträglich, irgend jemanden oder irgend etwas an sich allzu nah herankommen zu lassen, und insbesondere alles stark Maskuline erregte bei ihm ein geradezu physisches Unbehagen.
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