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Empfindsamkeit

sensitivity, emotional responsiveness, tenderness of feeling

noun AP-shtye-gen Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Also means

historical literary movement (Empfindsamkeit, 18th c.)

Usage Note

Empfindsamkeit implies a delicate, receptive emotional nature. In modern use it is not pejorative but suggests someone who feels things acutely. It overlaps with Sensibilität but has an older, more literary flavour rooted in 18th-century German letters.

Examples

"Ihre Empfindsamkeit für Stimmungen im Raum machte sie zur idealen Moderatorin."

Natural Translation

Her sensitivity to the moods in the room made her the ideal facilitator.

Literal Translation

Her sensitivity for moods in-the room made her to-the ideal moderator.

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