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sensibilia

British  
/ ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪə /

noun

  1. that which can be sensed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sensibilia

Latin, neuter plural of sensibilis sensible

Example Sentences

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Some scientists have argued that most of our language acquisition can be explained by associative learning, as we relate sounds to sensibilia, much like dogs associate the sound of a bell with food.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2024

The supposed impossibility of combining the different sense-data which are regarded as appearances of the same "thing" to different people has made it seem as though these "sensibilia" must be regarded as mere subjective phantasms.

From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand

It is a metaphysical question whether all sensibilia are sense-data, and an epistemological question whether there exist means of inferring sensibilia which are not data from those that are.

From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand

But we may legitimately inquire as to the existence or reality of "things" or other "sensibilia" inferred from such objects.

From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand

It is composed of points seen or touched—least experiences of sight or touch, minima sensibilia.

From An Introduction to Philosophy by Fullerton, George Stuart