how to pronounce sensibility

/ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪtiː/

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sensibility is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of sensibility in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… there is a sensibility about figuring …”

meanings of sensibility

noun:

The capacity to be perceived by the senses.
Emotional or artistic awareness; keen sensitivity to matters of feeling or creative expression.
The ability to sense, feel or perceive; responsiveness to sensory stimuli; sensitivity.
An acute awareness or feeling.
Excessive emotional awareness; the fact or quality of being overemotional.

sensibility frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word sensibility occurs in english on average 3.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.