herkemyys
Herkemyys is a Finnish noun that denotes a state of heightened sensitivity or delicacy, including emotional sensitivity, vulnerability, or refined aesthetic sensibility. It is much less common in modern standard Finnish than the everyday term herkkyys, and is often considered archaic, dialectal, or literary.
Etymology and form: The word is formed from the adjective herkkä (delicate, sensitive) with the nominalizing
Usage: In contemporary Finnish, herkemyys tends to appear mainly in historical texts, poetry, or regional speech.
Synonyms and related terms: Herkkyys (the standard term for sensitivity), haavoittuvuus (vulnerability), sensitiivisyys (rare or literary),
See also: Herkkyys, Finnish morphology, Finnish dialects, literary Finnish. Note that herkemyys is not part of