Sensitivity — synonyms, sensitivity antonyms, definition

1. sensitivity (Noun)

acuteness affection alertness appreciation attraction awareness compassion consciousness delicacy fancy feeling femininity finesse gentleness irritability judgment keenness kindness mellowness perceptiveness • • • insensitivity

sensitivity (Noun) — (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation. ex. "sensitivity to pain"

sensitivity (Noun) — The ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences. ex. "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"

sensitivity (Noun) — Responsiveness to emotional feelings (of oneself and others).

sensitivity (Noun) — Susceptibility to a pathogen.

sensitivity (Noun) — The ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment.

ability feeling physical property sensation sense sensory faculty sentience sentiency susceptibility susceptibleness Habitus acuteness antenna defensiveness diathesis exteroception feeler feelings frequency response hypersensitivity interoception oversensitiveness perceptiveness photosensitivity radiosensitivity reactivity responsiveness sensibility sensitisation sensitization desensitising desensitizing insensitive sensitising sensitive sensitizing