https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries. ... ensitivity
1 C1 [uncountable] sensitivity (to something) the ability to understand other people's feelings
sensitivity to the needs of children
She pointed out with tact and sensitivity exactly where he had gone wrong.
2 C1 [uncountable] the ability to understand art, music and literature and to express yourself through them
She played with great sensitivity.
He shows imaginative sensitivity in his review.
и еще 4 significations.
Но вот что интересно:
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?c ... moothing=3
Выходит они понятия не имели об этих abilities до 20 века.
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