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sensitivity
(,s/E/ns/I/'t/I/v/I/t/i/ )

noun (n)

  • (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    Sensitivity to pain.
    source: wordnet30
  • the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    A galvanometer of extreme sensitivity.
    Synonym:
    sensitiveness
    source: wordnet30
  • sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)(noun.feeling)
    source: wordnet30
  • susceptibility to a pathogen(noun.state)
    source: wordnet30
  • the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • The quality or state of being sensitive; -- used chiefly in science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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