sensitiveness
sensitiveness · sensitivenesses
The quality or degree of being sensitiveThe quality or degree of being sensitive.
US/sˈɛnsətɪvnəs/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality or degree of being sensitive.
(countable, uncountable)The ability to perceive sensation.
(countable, uncountable)The ability to be aware of (and, usually, react with regard to) the feelings of others.
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
Forms
plural: sensitivenesses| Singular | sensitiveness |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment:sensitivity
- the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences:sensitivity
- (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation:sensitivitysensibility
- sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others):sensitivity
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedsensitive
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable