sensiblenessSENS'IBLENESS, n. 1. Possibility of being perceived by the senses; as the sensibleness of odor or sound. 2. Actual perception by the mind or body; as the sensibleness of an impression on the organs. [But qu.] 3. Sensibility; quickness or acuteness of perception; as the sensibleness of the eye. 4. Susceptibility; capacity of being strongly affected, or actual feeling; consciousness; as the sensibleness of the soul and sorrow for sin. 5. Intelligence; reasonableness; good sense. 6. Susceptibility of slight impressions. [See Sensible, No. 9, 10.] |