sensitivity
The quality or state of being sensitiveThe quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
» I appreciate your sensitivity.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
Sensitivität, Sensibilität
чувстви́тельностьčuvstvítelʹnostʹ
чутли́вістьčutlývistʹ
(countable, uncountable)The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
Empfindlichkeit
чувстви́тельностьčuvstvítelʹnostʹ, восприи́мчивостьvospriímčivostʹ
чутли́вістьčutlývistʹ
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
(countable, uncountable)Vulnerability to medical treatment: Synonym of susceptibility.
susceptibility to a pathogen
(countable, uncountable)The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified.
Coordinate term: specificity
Sensitivität
(countable, uncountable)The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
Sensitivität, Sensibilität, Empfindlichkeit
чувстви́тельностьčuvstvítelʹnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)The rate at which the player's facing direction or position changes relative to input device movement.
Since he played with high sensitivity, he only needed to move the mouse a tiny distance to rotate a full 360 degrees.
(countable, uncountable)The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.
Empfindlichkeit, Sensibilität
чувстви́тельностьčuvstvítelʹnostʹ
Examples
37 sentencesI appreciate your sensitivity.
Food sensitivities are related to sudden fatigue.
I am touched by the girl's acute sensitivity.
He had no sensitivity for how I felt.
Woke is the elevation of sensitivity over truth.
Translations
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Origin
From sensitive + -ity.From sensitive + -ity.
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Forms
plural: sensitivities| Singular | sensitivity |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment:sensitiveness
- the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences:sensitiveness
- (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation:sensitivenesssensibility
- sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others):sensitiveness
- susceptibility to a pathogen:predisposition
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
36 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable