sensitivity vs sensibility

sensitivity and sensibility both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensitivity	Yes	No	No	No
sensibility	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sensitivity and sensibility are synonyms defined as:

sensitivity and sensibility: (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation

Other synonyms of sensitivity include sensitiveness.

As nouns, sensibility is a hyponym of sensitivity; that is, sensibility is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sensitivity:

sensitivity: sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
sensibility: refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions

Other hyponyms of sensitivity include oversensitiveness, feelings.

sensitivity (noun)	sensibility (noun)
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences	mental responsiveness and awareness
the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment	(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation	refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
susceptibility to a pathogen

sensitivity vs sensibility

sensitivity and sensibility both are nouns.

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