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Sensibility vs Thickskin - What's the difference?

sensibility | thickskin |

As nouns the difference between sensibility and thickskin

is that sensibility is the ability to sense, feel or perceive; especially to be sensitive to the feelings of another while thickskin is a coarse, gross person; a person void of sensibility or sensitiveness; a dullard.

sensibility

English

Noun

(sensibilities)
  • The ability to sense, feel or perceive; especially to be sensitive to the feelings of another
    • 'I think sensibility is important in a relationship.'
  • (chiefly, in the plural) An acute awareness or feeling
    • 'I apologize if I offended your sensibilities, but that's the truth of the matter.'

    thickskin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A coarse, gross person; a person void of sensibility or sensitiveness; a dullard.
    • (Webster 1913)