Sensibility

Sensibility
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Sensibility->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ sensibility
sensibility
sensibleness
sensitiveness
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ moral sensibility
moral sensibility
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ impressibility
impressibility
affectibility
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ susceptibleness
susceptibleness
susceptibility
susceptivity
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ mobility
mobility
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ vivacity
vivacity
vivaciousness
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ tenderness
tenderness
softness
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ sentimental
sentimental
sentimentality
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ sentimentalism
sentimentalism
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ excitability
excitability
&c. 825
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ fastidiousness
fastidiousness
&c. 868
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ physical sensibility
physical sensibility
&c. 375
GRP: \\ N \\ 3
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ sore point
sore point
sore place
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ where the shoe pinches
where the shoe pinches
PARAG:Sensibility->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be sensible
be sensible
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ have a tender heart
have a tender heart
have a warm heart
have a sensitive heart
GRP: \\ V \\ 2
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ take to heart
take to heart
treasure up in the heart
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ shrink
shrink
=>die of a rose in aromatic pain
GRP: \\ V \\ 3
Sgm: \\ V \\ 3 \\ die of a rose in aromatic pain
die of a rose in aromatic pain
=>(Pope)
Sgm: \\ V \\ 3 \\ touch to the quick
touch to the quick
Sgm: \\ V \\ 3 \\ touch on the raw
touch on the raw
PARAG:Sensibility->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ sensible
sensible
sensitive
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ impressible
impressible
impressionable
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ susceptive
susceptive
susceptible
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ alive to
alive to
impassionable
gushing
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ warm hearted
warm hearted
tender hearted
soft hearted
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ tender as a chicken
tender as a chicken
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ soft
soft
sentimental
romantic
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ enthusiastic
enthusiastic
highflying
spirited
mettlesome
vivacious
lively
expressive
mobile
tremblingly alive
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ excitable
excitable
&c. 825
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ oversensitive
oversensitive
without skin
thin-skinned
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ fastidious
fastidious
&c. 868
PARAG:Sensibility->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ sensibly
sensibly
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ to the quick
to the quick
to the inmost core

English dictionary for students. 2013.

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