susceptibility

[ Eng.susceptib ( le ); -ity.] 1. The quality or state of being susceptible; capability of receiving impre ions or change; or of being influenced or affected; sensitivene . "Furnished with the natural susceptibility , and free from any acquired impediment, the mind is then [in susceptible youth] in the most favorable state for the admi ion of instruction, and for learning how to live."-Knox: E ays, No. 2. 2. Capacity for feeling or emotional excitement; sensibility.