Empfindsamkeit

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noun

A musical style of the 18th century, featuring "true" feelings and sudden mood changes.

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Empfindsamer Stilsensibilitysentimentality
OriginGerman Empfindsamkeit ← English sensibility →
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Meanings

nounEmpfindsamkeit (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableartA musical style of the 18th century, featuring "true" feelings and sudden mood changes.

    Synonyms: Empfindsamer Stil, sensibility, sentimentality

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA musical style of the 18th century, featuring "true" feelings and sudden mood changes.

Similar
Empfindsamer Stilsensibilitysentimentality
Also see
empfindsamer stilsensibilitysentimentality

Origin

  1. Englishsensibility
  2. GermanEmpfindsamkeit“sensibility, sentimentality”
  3. EnglishEmpfindsamkeit

From German Empfindsamkeit (“sensibility, sentimentality”). The German term might derive from English sensibility, a related English literature movement from the same time period.

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APA

Empfindsamkeit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Empfindsamkeit

MLA

“Empfindsamkeit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Empfindsamkeit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Empfindsamkeit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Empfindsamkeit.

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