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Sensitivity (Noun)

Meaning 1

(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain".

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Sensitiveness
  • Sensibility

Hypernyms

  • Sensory Faculty
  • Sentience
  • Sensation
  • Sentiency

Hyponyms

  • Radiosensitivity
  • Reactivity

Related Words

  • Sensitive (adjective)

Meaning 2

Susceptibility to a pathogen.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

  • Predisposition

Hypernyms

  • Susceptibleness

Hyponyms

  • Sensitisation

Meaning 3

The ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Sensitiveness

Antonyms

  • Insensitivity

Hyponyms

  • Feeler

Related Words

  • Sensitive (adjective)

Meaning 4

Sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others).

Classification

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.

Synonyms

  • Sensitiveness

Related Words

  • Sensitive (adjective)

Meaning 5

The ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences; "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"; "the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Sensitiveness
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