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sensitiveness

sensitiveness

6.8
Ability to feel or notice very small physical changes
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛn.sɪ.tɪv.nəs/
translation icon : sensibilidad
  • Her sensitiveness to light made her uncomfortable in bright environments.

Examples

  • In art, a painter's sensitiveness to color nuances can greatly enhance the emotional impact of their work.

  • The quality of line which, while having an intelligible rhythm, does not become mechanical is called its sensitiveness.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The scientist noted the instrument's sensitiveness to even the slightest temperature changes.

Synonyms

sensitivity
vssensitiveness
  • Specialized
29 4.1

How well a device or test notices small changes

focuses on detecting much smaller or very slight changes
sensibility
vssensitiveness
8 6.6

Ability to feel physical things like touch or pain

focuses specifically on noticing very slight physical changes rather than general feeling
reactivity
vssensitiveness
1 6.8

How quickly a person or thing responds to a stimulus like noise

focuses on detecting slight physical inputs rather than general responsiveness
acuteness
vssensitiveness
6.5

A very strong ability to notice things by sight, hearing, or smell

is about general detection of very slight physical stimuli rather than refined faculties
hyperacuity
vssensitiveness
  • Specialized
9.9

A skill that lets you notice very small differences in what you see or hear better than most people

refers to detecting very slight stimuli but within typical sensitivity limits
responsivity
vssensitiveness
7.7

How quickly and strongly something reacts to a change

concerns sensitivity to very small stimuli rather than reaction speed or strength
reactiveness
vssensitiveness
5.3

Being quick to respond to changes

is about detecting very small changes, not mainly quick reactions
perceptibility
vssensitiveness
7.2

A quality that makes something easy to notice by the senses or mind

relates to ability to notice tiny stimuli rather than whether things are noticeable

How Sensitive

acuteness
6.5
sensitiveness
6.8
dullness
1 2.2

Surface Forms

sensitiveness singular
sensitivenesses plural

Morphology

sensitiveness = sensitive (transparent) = sensitive + ness

The noun 'sensitiveness' is transparently derived from the adjective 'sensitive' by adding the suffix '-ness' to indicate a state or quality.

Etymology

Sensitiveness comes from the old Latin word sentire, which means 'to feel', and it shares the same root as the everyday word sense. So, sensitiveness in this sense is about how well a person or an instrument can detect very small physical changes.