Synonyms of the word

exteroception

• n. The perception of environmental stimuli acting on the body.

sensibility

• n. The ability to sense, feel or perceive; especially to be sensitive to the feelings of another.
• n. (chiefly in the plural) An acute awareness or feeling.

sensitiveness

• n. The ability to perceive sensation.
• n. The ability to be aware of (and, usually, react with regard to) the feelings of others.

sensitivity

• n. The quality of being sensitive.
• n. The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
• n. (statistics) The proportion of individuals in a population that will be correctly identified in a binary…
• n. (electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
• n. (photography) The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.