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Empfindsamkeit

Empfindsamkeit noun: a musical style of the 18th century, featuring "true" feelings and sudden mood changes.

Noun

Empfindsamkeit (uncountable)

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

Synonyms of Empfindsamkeit

Origin of Empfindsamkeit

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

Questions about Empfindsamkeit

What does Empfindsamkeit mean?
Empfindsamkeit means a musical style of the 18th century, featuring "true" feelings and sudden mood changes.
What part of speech is Empfindsamkeit?
Empfindsamkeit is a noun.

Words near Empfindsamkeit in the dictionary

  1. empetraceous
  2. Empey
  3. Empeys
  4. Empfindsamer Stil
  5. empfindsamer style
  6. Empfindsamkeit
  7. emphases
  8. emphasis
  9. emphasise
  10. emphasised
  11. emphasiser

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