感受性|かんじゅせいkanjusei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity

• SynonymセンシビリティーWrittenLoanword for delicate sensitivity, seen mostly in art criticism; in daily speech 「感受性」 or 「感性」 is the usual choice.
• SynonymセンシビリティWrittenLoanword for sensitivity or receptivity; an alternative spelling of 「センシビリティー」. Uncommon in everyday use.
• Related感性かんせいNeutralSensitivity to beauty and to things; often in 「感性が豊か」. 「感受性」 stresses the capacity to take in outside stimuli.
• Related感覚かんかくNeutralRefers to sensory perception in general, and also to judgment or taste, as in 「金銭感覚」; broader in scope than 「感受性」.
• Antonym鈍感どんかんNeutralAntonym: dullness or insensitivity to stimuli; a strong opposite of 「感受性」.
• Antonym無感覚むかんかくNeutralAntonym: numbness or total lack of feeling, also indifference to one's surroundings; contrasts with 「感受性」.

Use 「感受性」 for the capacity to be easily moved by outside stimuli. For sensitivity to beauty say 「感性」, and for sensory perception or taste 「感覚」. The antonym is 「鈍感」, meaning dull or insensitive.

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1. 外界がいかいの刺激しげきから受うけた印象いんしょうを心こころに受け止うけとめる能力のうりょく。