sensibilidad

Definitions of sensibilidad
  1. noun
    the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
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    insensibilidad
    the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
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    antena
    sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
    type of:
    aptitud
    the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
  2. noun
    the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
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    propiedad física
    any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
  3. noun
    (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
    synonyms: susceptibilidad
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    ver, visión, vista, visto
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
    tacto
    the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
    audición
    the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
    paletería
    the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
    nariz, olfato, viento
    the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
    type of:
    facultad sensorial, sentidos
    the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
  4. noun
    mental responsiveness and awareness
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    insensibilidad
    a lack of sensibility
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    conciencia, conocimiento, consciencia, sentido
    an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
  5. noun
    sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
    synonyms: susceptibilidad
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    entraña
    emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
    sensualidad
    a sensuous feeling
    type of:
    sentimiento
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  6. noun
    a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
    synonyms: incomodidad, molestia
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    desgaste, escaldadura, excoriación, rozamiento
    soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
    irritación
    soreness and warmth caused by friction
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    dolor
    a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
  7. noun
    susceptibility to a pathogen
    synonyms: a, predisposición
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    diátesis
    constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
    type of:
    delicadez, sentimientos, susceptibilidad, susceptibilidades
    the state of being susceptible; easily affected
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