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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sen•si•tive /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - readily or easily affected by stimuli:very sensitive to heat.
- responsive to the feelings of others:sensitive to your needs.
- showing concern about the situation one is in:a sensitive performance by the actor.
- easily hurt or offended:was a sensitive young child.
- highly secret or delicate:sensitive diplomatic issues.
n. [countable] - one who is sensitive.
sen•si•tive•ness, n. [uncountable] sen•si•tiv•i•ty /ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]the teacher's sensitivity to the needs of her students.See -sens-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sen•si•tive (sen′si tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - endowed with sensation;
having perception through the senses. - readily or excessively affected by external agencies or influences.
- having acute mental or emotional sensibility;
aware of and responsive to the feelings of others. - easily pained, annoyed, etc.
- pertaining to or connected with the senses or sensation.
- Physiologyhaving a low threshold of sensation or feeling.
- responding to stimuli, as leaves that move when touched.
- Photographyhighly responsive to certain agents, as photographic plates, films, or paper.
- affected or likely to be affected by a specified stimulus (used in combination):price-sensitive markets.
- involving work, duties, or information of a highly secret or delicate nature, esp. in government:a sensitive position in the State Department.
- requiring tact or caution;
delicate;
touchy:a sensitive topic. - constructed to indicate, measure, or be affected by small amounts or changes, as a balance or thermometer.
- Radio and Televisioneasily affected by external influences, esp. by radio waves.
n. - a person who is sensitive.
- a person with psychic powers;
medium.
- Medieval Latin, as above
- Middle French sensitif, sensitive
- Medieval Latin sēnsitīvus, irregularly formation on Latin sēns-, past participle stem of sentīre to sense (see -ive); replacing Middle English sensitif(e)
- 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sensitive /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/ adj - having the power of sensation
- responsive to or aware of feelings, moods, reactions, etc
- easily irritated; delicate
- affected by external conditions or stimuli
- easily offended
- of or relating to the senses or the power of sensation
- capable of registering small differences or changes in amounts, quality, etc: a sensitive instrument
- having a high sensitivity: a sensitive emulsion
- connected with matters affecting national security, esp through access to classified information
- (of a stock market or prices) quickly responsive to external influences and thus fluctuating or tending to fluctuate
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin sēnsitīvus, from Latin sentīre to feelˈsensitively adv |