sen·si·tive (s n s -tv)adj. 1. Capable of perceiving with a sense or senses. 2. Responsive to external conditions or stimulation. 3. Susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others. 4. Quick to take offense; touchy. 5. Easily irritated: sensitive skin. 6. Readily altered by the action of an agent: film that is sensitive to light. 7. Registering very slight differences or changes of condition. Used of an instrument. 8. Fluctuating or tending to fluctuate, as in price: sensitive stocks. 9. Of or relating to classified information: sensitive defense data; holds a sensitive position in the State Department. n. 1. A sensitive person. 2. One held to be endowed with psychic or occult powers. [Middle English, from Old French sensitif, from Medieval Latin s  nsit vus, from Latin snsus, sense; see sense.]sen si·tive·ly adv.sen si·tive·ness n. |
sensitive [ˈsɛnsɪtɪv]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) having the power of sensation
2. responsive to or aware of feelings, moods, reactions, etc.
3. easily irritated; delicate sensitive skin
4. affected by external conditions or stimuli
5. easily offended
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) of or relating to the senses or the power of sensation
7. capable of registering small differences or changes in amounts, quality, etc. a sensitive instrument
8. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Photog having a high sensitivity a sensitive emulsion
9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) connected with matters affecting national security, esp through access to classified information
10. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) (Business / Commerce) (of a stock market or prices) quickly responsive to external influences and thus fluctuating or tending to fluctuate
[from Medieval Latin sēnsitīvus, from Latin sentīre to feel]
sensitively adv
sensitiveness n
Requiring special protection from disclosure that could cause embarrassment, compromise, or threat to the security of the sponsoring power. May be applied to an agency, installation, person, position, document, material, or activity.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | sensitive - someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" psychic - a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception |
| Adj. | 1. | sensitive - responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light" responsive - readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion; "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience" sensible, sensitive - able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin" susceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof" insensitive - not responsive to physical stimuli; "insensitive to radiation" |
| 2. | sensitive - being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; "sensitive to the local community and its needs" responsive - readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion; "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience" insensitive - deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients" | |
| 3. | sensitive - able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin" aware, cognisant, cognizant - (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit" conscious - knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts; "remained conscious during the operation"; "conscious of his faults"; "became conscious that he was being followed" sensitive - responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light" | |
| 4. | sensitive - hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness" | |
| 5. | sensitive - of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security classified - official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation; "thousands of classified documents have now been declassified" |
sensitive
adjective
1. thoughtful, kind, understanding, feeling, kindly, concerned, patient, responsive, intuitive, receptive, attentive, perceptive, considerate, tactful, unselfish He was always so sensitive and caring.
2. delicate, tender, fragile, raw, painful, sore, easily damaged gentle cosmetics for sensitive skin
3. susceptible to, vulnerable to, responsive to, reactive to, sensitized to, easily affected by My eyes are overly sensitive to bright light.
4. touchy, defensive, paranoid, neurotic, uptight (informal), twitchy (informal), chippy (informal), thin-skinned, oversensitive, easily upset, easily offended, hyper-sensitive, easily hurt, umbrageous (rare) Young people are very sensitive about their appearance.
touchy tough, insensitive, callous, hard, hardened, uncaring, thick-skinned, unfeeling
touchy tough, insensitive, callous, hard, hardened, uncaring, thick-skinned, unfeeling
6. secret, private, confidential, classified, hush-hush (informal) He instructed staff to shred sensitive documents.
7. precise, fine, acute, keen, responsive, perceptive an extremely sensitive microscope
precise imprecise, inexact, approximate, unperceptive
precise imprecise, inexact, approximate, unperceptive
Translations
sensitive [ˈsensɪtɪv] ADJ
1. (= emotionally aware, responsive) [person] → sensible; [story, novel, film] → lleno de sensibilidad
to be sensitive to sth → ser sensible a algo, ser consciente de algo
to be sensitive to sth → ser sensible a algo, ser consciente de algo
2. (= touchy) [person] → susceptible
to be sensitive about sth: young people are very sensitive about their appearance → a los jóvenes les preocupa mucho su aspecto
he is deeply sensitive to criticism → es muy susceptible a las críticas
to be sensitive about sth: young people are very sensitive about their appearance → a los jóvenes les preocupa mucho su aspecto
he is deeply sensitive to criticism → es muy susceptible a las críticas
3. (= delicate) [issue, subject] → delicado; [region, area] → conflictivo
this is politically very sensitive → esto es muy conflictivo or muy delicado desde el punto de vista político
this is politically very sensitive → esto es muy conflictivo or muy delicado desde el punto de vista político
4. (= confidential) [document, report, information] → confidencial
sensitive [ˈsɛnsɪtɪv] adj
(= easily upset) [person] → sensible
She's very sensitive → Elle est très sensible.
to be sensitive about sth
He is very sensitive about it → C'est un point très sensible chez lui.
He is very sensitive about his weight → Son poids est un point très sensible chez lui.
She's very sensitive → Elle est très sensible.
to be sensitive about sth
He is very sensitive about it → C'est un point très sensible chez lui.
He is very sensitive about his weight → Son poids est un point très sensible chez lui.
(= aware of others' feelings) [person] → sensible; [remark] → aimable
to be sensitive to sth → être sensible à qch
The teacher must be sensitive to each child's needs → L'enseignant doit être sensible aux besoins de chaque enfant.
to be sensitive to sth → être sensible à qch
The teacher must be sensitive to each child's needs → L'enseignant doit être sensible aux besoins de chaque enfant.
[instrument] → sensible
(= controversial) [issue, topic] → sensible
sensitive
adj
(emotionally) person → sensibel, empfindsam; (= easily hurt) → empfindlich; (= understanding) → einfühlsam; novel, film, remark → einfühlend; to be sensitive about something → in Bezug auf etw (acc) → empfindlich sein; she is very sensitive to criticism/these things → sie reagiert sehr empfindlich auf Kritik/diese Dinge
(physically) instruments, part of body, leaves, plants → empfindlich; (Phot) emulsion, film → lichtempfindlich; (= delicate) balance, adjustment → fein; (fig) topic, issue → heikel, prekär; sensitive to heat/light → wärme-/lichtempfindlich; his wound is sensitive to touch → seine Wunde tut weh, wenn man sie berührt; he has access to some highly sensitive information → er hat Zugang zu streng vertraulichen Informationen; his visit comes at a sensitive time → er macht diesen Besuch zu einem schwierigen Zeitpunkt; just how sensitive are these figures? → inwiefern sind diese Zahlen als vertraulich zu behandeln?
sensitive [ˈsɛnsɪtɪv] adj (person, tooth, instrument, film) sensitive (to) → sensibile (a); (delicate, skin, question) → delicato/a; (easily offended) → suscettibile
he is very sensitive about it → è meglio non toccare quel tasto con lui
sensitive [ˈsɛnsɪtɪv] adj (person, tooth, instrument, film) sensitive (to) → sensibile (a); (delicate, skin, question) → delicato/a; (easily offended) → suscettibile
he is very sensitive about it → è meglio non toccare quel tasto con lui
he is very sensitive about it → è meglio non toccare quel tasto con lui
sensitive [ˈsɛnsɪtɪv] adj (person, tooth, instrument, film) sensitive (to) → sensibile (a); (delicate, skin, question) → delicato/a; (easily offended) → suscettibile
he is very sensitive about it → è meglio non toccare quel tasto con lui
adj sensitive [ˈsensitiv]
1 (usually withto) strongly or easily affected (by something) sensitive skin; sensitive to light. sensitief حَسّاس чуствителен citlivý følsom empfindlich ευαίσθητος, ευπαθής sensible, delicado tundlik حساس herkkä sensible (à) רָגִיש संवेदनशील osjetljiv (túl) érzékeny peka viðkvæmur, næmur sensibile 感じやすい 민감한 jautrus jutīgs sensitif gevoelig følsom, ømfintlig, sart wrażliwy sensível sensibil (la) нежный; чувствительный citlivý občutljiv osetljiv känslig, ömtålig อ่อนไหว; เสียหายได้ง่าย duyarlı, hassas 敏感的 чутливий, сприйнятливий حساس nhạy cảm 敏感的
2 (usually withaboutorto) easily hurt or offended She is very sensitive to criticism. sensitief حَسّاس обидчив citlivý følsom sensibel ευαίσθητος, εύθικτος susceptible ülitundlik زود رنج herkkätunteinen sensible (à) פָּגִיע कोमल osjetljiv kényes perasa hörundsár sensibile 敏感な 예민한 jautriai reaguojantis jūtīgs; viegli aizvainojams sensitif; mudah tersinggung gevoelig nærtakende, fintfølende wrażliwy, drażliwy susceptível sensibil (la) обидчивый citlivý občutljiv, dovzeten osetljiv känslig รู้สึกเจ็บปวดหรือโดนดูหมิ่นได้ง่าย içli, alıngan 容易受傷的，容易生氣的 вразливий; той, що гостро реагує جذباتی dễ bị ảnh hưởng bởi cái gì 容易生气的
3 having or showing artistic good taste a sensitive writer; a sensitive performance. sensitief مُرْهَف الحِس، ذو ذَوْقٍ رفيع прецизен citlivý følsom feinfühlig ευαίσθητος, αισθαντικός sensible peen, kultuurne با احساس hienostunut plein de sensibilité רָגִיש संवेदनशील dojmljiv, čuvstven igényes bercitarasa tilfinninganæmur sensibile; raffinato 感受性豊かな 섬세한 jautrus, turintis subtilų meninį skonį, meniškas smalks; emocionāls; izjusts yang peka gevoelig uttrykksfull, følsom wrażliwy sensível plin de sensibilitate восприимчивый citlivý občutljiv osećajan känslig, uttrycksfull ไวต่อความรู้สึก duygulu, hassas 藝術品味高的 той, що має тонкий художній смак فن کا ذوق رکھنے والا có sự thông cảm 灵敏的
adv sensitively
sensitief بِحَساسِيَه чуствително citlivě følsomt sensibel ευαίσθητα con sensibilidad tundlikult با نازكدلي herkästi avec sensibilité בִּרגִישוּת भावुकता से osjetljivo érz(ékel)ően; érzékenyen secara peka af næmi con sensibilità 敏感に 민감하게 jautriai jūtīgi; smalki; emocionāli dengan sensitif gevoelig følsomt z wrażliwością, z wyczuciem com sensibilidade cu sensibilitate чувствительно citlivo z občutkom osetljivo känsligt อย่างไวต่อความรู้สึก hassasiyetle 敏感地 вразливо حساسیت سے nhạy cảm 敏感地
n sensitiveness
sensitiwiteit حَساسِيَه обидчивост citlivost følsomhed die Sensibilität ευαισθησία, αισθαντικότητα sensibilidad tundlikkus نازكدلي herkkyys sensibilité רְגִישוּת सूक्ष्मग्राहिता osjetljivost, senzibilitet érzékenység; fogékonyság kepekaan næmi, viðkvæmni sensibilità 感じやすさ 민감 jautrumas jūtīgums; smalka uztvere; emocionalitāte kepekaan gevoeligheid ømfintlighet, uttrykksfullhet wrażliwość sensibilidade sensibilitate чувствительность citlivosť občutljivost osetljivost känslighet ความไวต่อความรู้สึก hassasiyet 敏感 чуйність; чутливість حساسی tính nhạy cảm 敏感
n sensiˈtivity
sensitiwiteit حَساسيَه чуатвителост citlivost følsomhed die Sensibilität ευαισθησία sensibilidad tundlikkus حساسيت herkkyys sensibilité רְגִישוּת सूक्ष्मग्राहिता osjetljivost, osjećajnost érzékenység sifat perasa næmi, viðkvæmni sensibilità 感受性 감수성 jautrumas jutīgums kepekaan zinnelijk følsomhet sensibilidade sensibilitate чувствительность citlivosť občutljivost osetljivost känslighet การไวต่อความรู้สึก hassasiyet 敏感性 чутливість; вразливість حسیت کا درجہ tính nhạy cảm 敏感性
sensitive → حساس citlivý følsom empfindlich ευαίσθητος sensible herkkä sensible osjetljiv sensibile 傷つきやすい 민감한 gevoelig følsom wrażliwy sensível чувствительный känslig ซึ่งไวต่อสิ่งกระตุ้น duyarlı dễ bị tổn thương 敏感的
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