sensibilities — a person s tendency to be offended or shocked. → sensibility sensibilities the ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity. → sensibility … English new terms dictionary
sensibilities — [ˌsensəˈbɪlətiz] noun [plural] the ability to be shocked or offended by something We have to consider the sensibilities of older people.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sensibilities — sen·si·bil·i·ty || ‚sensÉ™ bɪlÉ™tɪ n. ability to perceive, ability to sense; perceptiveness, keenness of perception; sensitivity, capacity for emotional response; appreciation, capacity of refined distinction … English contemporary dictionary
sensibility — /sen seuh bil i tee/, n., pl. sensibilities. 1. capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli. 2. mental susceptibility or responsiveness; quickness and acuteness of apprehension or feeling. 3. keen… … Universalium
French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the … Universalium
Kannada literature — is the body of literature of Kannada, a Dravidian language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka and written in the Kannada script. [Krishnamurti (2003), p. 78; Steever (1998), p. 129, 131.] The literature, which has a continuous… … Wikipedia
Forever Blue (Cold Case episode) — Forever Blue is the 79th episode of Cold Case. (Episode 10 of Series 4)ummaryThe team re investigates the 1968 death of a policeman who was shot in his patrol car. The case was then ruled as a drug bust gone bad, but new evidence reveals that… … Wikipedia
Geschichte der Homosexuellen in den Vereinigten Staaten — Swimming. 1885 entstandenes Ölgemälde von Thomas Eakins. Viele Vertreter der US amerikanischen Homosexuellenbewegung schreiben dieser berühmten Arbeit heute homoerotischen Charakter zu. Die Geschichte der Homosexualität in den Vereinigten Staaten … Deutsch Wikipedia
Harlem Renaissance — a renewal and flourishing of black literary and musical culture during the years after World War I in the Harlem section of New York City. Also called Black Renaissance. * * * or New Negro Movement Period of outstanding vigour and creativity… … Universalium
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
