susceptibleness

The explanation of this extreme susceptibleness must be left to psychologists; but I am convinced that we have here a case of transferred aesthetic sensibility.

The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield Various

He was conversational too, and inclined to quote poetry -- this sort of susceptibleness often affects gentlemen after they have had an excellent dinner flavored with the finest Burgundy.

Thelma Marie Corelli 1889

A few of these potential health dangers comprise sudden allergies, stomach upset and raised susceptibleness to the kind of diseases like heart disease or lung.

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