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sensitivity

/sˌɛnsɪtˈɪvɪti/noun5 syllables

Sensitivity means: (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation.

Synonyms for sensitivity3

noun, as in (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation

sensitiveness, sensibility

noun, as in the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences

sensitiveness

noun, as in sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

sensitiveness

noun, as in susceptibility to a pathogen

predisposition

noun, as in the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

sensitiveness

Opposites of sensitivity

insensitivity

What does sensitivity mean?5

noun

1

(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation“sensitivity to pain”

2

the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences“a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity”

3

sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

4

susceptibility to a pathogen

5

the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sensitivity?3

five syllables

connectivityobjectivityinactivity
Show 40 near rhymes
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Sensitivity in a sentence

  • Caring, empathy, and sensitivity aren't feminine traits, but human ones.Miktsoanit
  • Besides that, she has the sensitivity of an artist.Tom9358
  • Apart from that, he posseses an artistic sensitivity.rul
  • His stern tone and loud voice belied his inner sensitivity and caring nature.AlanF_US
  • I am touched by the girl's acute sensitivity.unknown
  • IgE usually comes up in discussions about fleabite sensitivity.LK
  • The two cosmonauts looked at microgravity’s effect on pain sensitivity and bone tissue.Hybrid
  • I recommend earmuffs to help with your noise sensitivity.tsp_2

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of sensitivity

as a noun

plural
sensitivities