English Online Dictionary. What means sensitive? What does sensitive mean?
English
Alternative forms
- sensative (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: sĕn'sĭtĭv, IPA(key): /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/
- (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /ˈsɪnsɪtɪv/
- Hyphenation: sen‧sit‧ive
Adjective
sensitive (comparative more sensitive, superlative most sensitive)
- Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.
- Responsive to stimuli.
- (of a person) Easily offended, upset, or hurt.
- (of an issue, topic, etc.) Capable of offending, upsetting, or hurting.
- Meant to be concealed or kept secret.
- Being aware of the feelings of others and taking care not to offend them.
- Important, intricate, and requiring great delicacy.
- (of an instrument) Accurate; able to register small changes in some property.
- (archaic) Having paranormal abilities that can be controlled through mesmerism.
Synonyms
- aware
- caring
- classified
- compassionate
- nesh
- precise
- tender
Antonyms
- insensitive
- nonsensitive
- resistant
- stoic
- uncaring
Hyponyms
- hypersensitive
- light-sensitive
- time-sensitive
Derived terms
Related terms
- sense
Translations
Noun
sensitive (plural sensitives)
- A person with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑ̃.si.tiv/
Adjective
sensitive
- feminine singular of sensitif
Noun
sensitive f (plural sensitives)
- sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)
Further reading
- “sensitive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- investies
Italian
Adjective
sensitive f pl
- feminine plural of sensitivo
Anagrams
- estensivi, intessevi
Latin
Adjective
sēnsitīve
- vocative masculine singular of sēnsitīvus
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
sensitive
- definite singular of sensitiv
- plural of sensitiv
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
sensitive
- definite singular of sensitiv
- plural of sensitiv