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English adjective: sensitive | |||
| 1. | sensitive responsive to physical stimuli | ||
| Samples | A mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch. A sensitive voltmeter. Sensitive skin. Sensitive to light. | ||
| Similar | delicate, erogenous, excitable, highly sensitive, irritable, irritable, light-sensitive, nociceptive, photosensitive, radiosensitive, reactive, responsive | ||
| See also | responsive, sensible, sensitive, susceptible | ||
| Attribute | sensitiveness, sensitivity | ||
| Antonyms | insensitive | ||
| 2. | sensitive being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others | ||
| Samples | Sensitive to the local community and its needs. | ||
| Similar | alive, feisty, huffy, oversensitive, thin-skinned, touchy | ||
| See also | responsive | ||
| Attribute | sensitiveness, sensitivity | ||
| Antonyms | insensitive | ||
| 3. | sensitive able to feel or perceive | ||
| Samples | Even amoeba are sensible creatures. The more sensible parts of the skin. | ||
| Synonyms | sensible | ||
| See also | aware, cognisant, cognizant, conscious, sensitive | ||
| Antonyms | insensible | ||
| 4. | sensitive hurting | ||
| Samples | The tender spot on his jaw. | ||
| Synonyms | raw, sore, tender | ||
| Similar | painful | ||
| Antonyms | painless | ||
| 5. | sensitive of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security | ||
| Similar | classified | ||
| Antonyms | unclassified | ||
English noun: sensitive | |||
| 1. | sensitive (person) someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead | ||
| Samples | He consulted several mediums. | ||
| Synonyms | medium, spiritualist | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | psychic | ||
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