1.
sensory; emotional; intuitive; aesthetic
Relating to or guided by sensitivity, emotion, and intuitive perception rather than logic or reason. Often describes an approach to art, design, or communication that emphasizes feeling over analysis.
彼女は感性的な人だ。
She is a sensitive, intuitive person.
感性的な表現が読者の心に響いた。
The emotional expression resonated with readers' hearts.
この問題は論理的にではなく感性的に判断すべきだ。
This issue should be judged intuitively rather than logically.
Formed from 感性 (sensitivity, sensibility) plus 的. The base word 感性 is a key concept in Japanese aesthetics and psychology, referring to one's innate ability to perceive beauty, emotion, and subtlety.
感性的 is frequently used in discussions of art, design, music, literature, and marketing to describe approaches or works that appeal to emotion and intuition rather than rational analysis.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 感性的な表現: emotional/aesthetic expression
- 感性的な判断: intuitive judgment
- 感性的な価値: aesthetic value
- 感性的な人: a sensitive/intuitive person
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 感情的: emotional — focuses on being driven by emotions, often with a negative connotation of being irrational
- 直感的: intuitive — emphasizes gut-level understanding rather than aesthetic sensitivity
- 論理的: logical — the opposite; based on reason and systematic thinking
- 感覚的: sensory, perceptual — closer to raw sensory perception than aesthetic sensitivity