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.
- periblastic
- periblem
- peribolos
- peribolus
- peribranchial
- peribronchial
- peribronchitis
- peribursal
- pericaecal
- pericambium
- pericapillary
- pericard
- pericardectomy
- pericardiac
- pericardiacophrenic
- pericardial
- pericardial fluid
- pericardic
- pericardicentesis
- pericardiectomy
- pericardiocentesis
- pericardiotomy
- pericarditic
- pericarditis
- pericardium