sensitive
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2.9
- adjective
- /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/
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sensible
- For example, some people are more sensitive to belonging to a particular social class than others.
- sensitive to others' needs
- culturally sensitive
- socially sensitive
People start to become even more sensitive in these situations.
- People start to become even more sensitive in these situations.
- No, I can both be compassionate and sensitive without murdering truth.
- I found I knew I was always a really sensitive, highly sensitive human being.
- There may be further conflicts, but people are sensitive now to the dangers.
- Girls might feel very sensitive about guys looking for too long.
- There are people who are exceedingly sensitive to things that other people are not.
- They're also aware and sensitive to these issues.
- Was their moral compass more sensitive based on sex?
- So maybe me calling him sensitive like isn't fair.
- Although he knows Drake's not gay, just sensitive and women love that.
Examples
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You've always been a sensitive boy, haven't you?
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We're social beings, so we are sensitive to how we portray ourselves.
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The mother was, on the other hand, a very sensitive human being.
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So I wanted to be sensitive to that and make it feel real.
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Teach us to be sensitive enough to listen.
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Teachers have a responsibility to be aware and sensitive to students who are learning a new language.
Academic text (2013) -
Border controls should be designed to be sensitive to the rights and safety of refugees.
Academic text (2008) -
I am gentle, patient, caring, sensitive, considerate and genuine.
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Teachers have a responsibility to be sensitive to students who are learning a new language.
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People start to become even more sensitive in these situations.
Synonyms
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4.0
React quickly and helpfully to people and things
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4.9
A person who gets upset by small comments
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5.6
Easily upset by what others say or do
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6.7
Easily affected by emotions, touch, or noise and reacting strongly
Very easily upset by what people say or do
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 person is someone who 'feels' other people's feelings and notices their needs.