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herkkyys — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sensibility noun Emotional sensitivity, especially regarding artistic, aesthetic, or moral matters.
  • sensitivity noun The quality of being easily affected or upset.
  • susceptibility noun The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.

Senses

herkkyys is used for these senses in English:

  • sensibility The ability to sense, feel or perceive; responsiveness to sensory stimuli; sensitivity. [from 15th c.]
  • susceptibility emotional sensitivity.

sensibility — full definition

  1. noun Emotional sensitivity, especially regarding artistic, aesthetic, or moral matters.
  2. noun The capacity to feel or perceive through the senses.

sensitivity — full definition

  1. noun The quality of being easily affected or upset.
  2. noun The degree to which something (a person, organ, or device) responds to stimuli or change.

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