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ευαισθησία — meaning in English

evaisthisia

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English meaning

  • idiosyncrasy noun An unusual habit or feature belonging to one particular person, which marks them out from everyone else.
  • sensibility noun Emotional sensitivity, especially regarding artistic, aesthetic, or moral matters.
  • sensitivity noun The quality of being easily affected or upset.

Senses

ευαισθησία is used for these senses in English:

  • idiosyncrasy (medicine) A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.

idiosyncrasy — full definition

  1. noun An unusual habit or feature belonging to one particular person, which marks them out from everyone else.
  2. noun An odd or distinctive characteristic of a thing, place or system.
  3. noun An unusual physical reaction that a particular individual has to a drug or food.

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.

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