sensitivity
/sɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti
/noun (plural sensitivities) [mass noun]
1The quality or condition of being sensitive: a total lack of common decency and sensitivity [in singular]: he has a sensitivity to cow’s milk...
- In his tribute to Sam, he praised the youngster for his sensitivity, humour, care and love.
- His birth chart shows a man of great sensitivity, which is a characteristic quality of Pisces.
- It's about a certain kind of sensibility - fear and sensitivity in the modern world.
Synonyms
responsiveness, sensitiveness, reactivity;
susceptibility, vulnerability
rare reactiveness, susceptivity, susceptibleness
consideration, care, thoughtfulness, tact, diplomacy, delicacy, subtlety, finesse, finer feelings;
understanding, empathy, awareness of the feelings of others, soft skills, sensibility, feeling, intuition, intuitiveness, responsiveness, receptivity, receptiveness;
perceptiveness, perception, discernment, insight;
French savoir faire
touchiness, oversensitivity, hypersensitivity, thin skin, defensiveness
informal twitchiness
delicacy, trickiness, awkwardness, difficulty, ticklishness
1.1 (sensitivities) Feelings liable to be offended or hurt; sensibilities: the only rules that matter are practical ones that respect local sensitivities...
- I almost began hoping my nakedness had not offended any Moslem sensitivities.
- All this may play well to the sensitivities and self-esteem of the far-flung townsfolk in the rest of the country.
- However, with domestic sensitivities over-riding the communal ethic, they have fallen far behind schedule.
- Singer, Isaac Merrit
- singer-songwriter
- sing for one's supper
- sing from the same hymn (or song) sheet
- Singh
- Singhalese
- singing hinny
- singingly
- singing saw
- sing in (or out) the new (or old) year
- sing-jay
- sing-jaying
- single
- single acrostic
- single-acting
- single-action
- single blessedness
- single-blind
- single bond
- single-breasted
- single carriageway
- single-cell protein
- single combat
- single-copy
- single cream