Sensibleness

Sen′si-ble-ness

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Noun.

1.

The quality or state of being sensible; sensibility; appreciation; capacity of perception; susceptibility.

“The sensibleness of the eye.”

Sharp.

“Sensibleness and sorrow for sin.”

Hammond.

The

sensibleness

of the divine presence.

Hallywell.

2.

Intelligence; reasonableness; good sense.

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Noun.

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.]

sensibleness ‎(uncountable)