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Sensitiveness

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Noun

1. sensitiveness, sensitivity

sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

2. sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity

(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation

Example Sentences:
'sensitivity to pain'

3. sensitiveness, sensitivity

the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences

Example Sentences:
'a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity'
'the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth'

4. sensitiveness, sensitivity

the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sensitiveness

see synonyms of sensitiveness
adjective
1. 
having the power of sensation
2. 
responsive to or aware of feelings, moods, reactions, etc
3. 
easily irritated; delicate
sensitive skin
4. 
affected by external conditions or stimuli
5. 
easily offended
6. 
of or relating to the senses or the power of sensation
7. 
capable of registering small differences or changes in amounts, quality, etc
a sensitive instrument
8. photography
having a high sensitivity
a sensitive emulsion
9. 
connected with matters affecting national security, esp through access to classified information
10. 
(of a stock market or prices) quickly responsive to external influences and thus fluctuating or tending to fluctuate

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Sensitiveness

see synonyms of sensitiveness
adjective
1. 
of the senses or sensation; esp., connected with the reception or transmission of sense impressions; sensory
2. 
receiving and responding to stimuli from outside objects or agencies; having sensation
3. 
responding or feeling readily and acutely; very keenly susceptible to stimuli
a sensitive ear
4. 
easily hurt; tender; raw
5. 
having or showing keen sensibilities; highly perceptive or responsive intellectually, aesthetically, etc.
6. 
easily offended, disturbed, shocked, irritated, etc., as by the actions of others; touchy
7. 
changing readily in the presence of some external force or condition
; specif.,
a. 
readily affected by light
said of photographic film, etc.
b. 
readily receiving very weak radio signals
c. 
operating readily in weak light, as certain television camera tubes
8. 
designed to indicate or measure small changes or differences
9. 
showing, or liable to show, unusual variation; fluctuating
a sensitive stock market
10.  US
designating, of, or dealing with secret or delicate matters, esp. secret or delicate government matters
noun
11. 
medium (sense 7)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sensitiveness

see synonyms of sensitiveness
adj.
1. Capable of perceiving with a sense or senses: Aristotle held that animals have a sensitive soul, but only humans have a rational one.
2. Responsive or capable of responding to a chemical stimulus or substance. Used especially of a cell, tissue, or organism.
3.
a. Susceptible to slight differences or changes in the environment: a plant that is sensitive to rapid changes in temperature; heat-sensitive enzymes.
b. Readily altered by the action of an agent: film that is sensitive to light.
c. Registering slight differences or changes of condition. Used of an instrument.
4.
a. Easily irritated: sensitive skin.
b. Predisposed to inflammation as a result of preexisting allergy or disease: People with celiac disease are sensitive to gluten.
5.
a. Aware of or careful about the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others: The book is a sensitive treatment of a troubled friendship.
b. Easily hurt, upset, or offended: Teenagers tend to be especially sensitive about their appearance.
6. Fluctuating or tending to fluctuate, especially in price: sensitive stocks.
7. Of or relating to secret or classified information: sensitive defense data; holds a sensitive position in the State Department.
n.
1. A sensitive person.
2. One held to be endowed with psychic or occult powers.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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