sensitive
217
2.7
- adjective
- /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/
:
sensible
- The research team found that small sensors were more sensitive to such changes than large ones were.
- more sensitive
- less sensitive
- highly sensitive
So it's the most sensitive point in our chest.
- So it's the most sensitive point in our chest.
- She's now only sensitive to to eggs.
- All cats have an intense, sensitive sense of smell.
- And then yes, you become sensitive to the toxicity.
- If you are leptin sensitive, you are happy to burn.
- This area of your finger is very sensitive and very thin.
- That's about the level that that some people who are sensitive could feel it.
- Some people are gluten sensitive and you'll know it.
- I like the the, the Dove fragrance free sensitive skin bar.
- My ears are so sensitive to like fake jewelry.
- And the classic insulin sensitive tissue is the scallow muscle.
Examples
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This area of your finger is very sensitive and very thin.
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So it's the most sensitive point in our chest.
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This process is only sensitive to blue light.
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Perhaps the measures we used were not sensitive enough to detect changes in attention.
Academic text (1999) -
Reindeer are very sensitive animals.
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And our eyeballs are sensitive to what we call visible light.
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Patients tend to have extraordinarily sensitive skin, which is one of the most challenging aspects of management.
Academic text (2015) -
A dog's nose is unbelievably sensitive, capable of taking in a wide variety of smells.
Academic text (2017) -
Hence, parents are encouraged to pay attention and be sensitive to changes in their children's behavior.
Academic text (2011) -
My skin is very sensitive to sunlight, so I always wear sunscreen when I go outside.
Synonyms
188
3.8
Easily broken and needing gentle care
61
4.0
React quickly and helpfully to people and things
24
3.4
Sore when touched or moved
24
4.3
Quickly showing a strong response when something affects it
6
6.7
Easily affected by emotions, touch, or noise and reacting strongly
4
5.0
Sensitive to touch or other signals
3
4.9
Something that changes when light hits it
2
7.2
React strongly to light, often changing color or breaking down
1
6.2
Able to notice very small changes or weak signals
Able to notice very small changes or faint signals
Antonyms
Compounds
Skin on the head that reacts easily to touch or hair products and feels sore, itchy
How Sensitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sensitive comes from the Latin sentire, meaning 'to feel', and is the same root as sense. So a sensitive skin or device is one that can 'feel' small changes or pain very easily.