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sensitivity
noun(sen-si-tiv-i-ty)
the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
Synonyms: sensitiveness,
Antonyms: insensitivity,
sensitivity
noun(sen-si-tiv-i-ty)
susceptibility to a pathogen
Synonyms: predisposition,
sensitivity
noun(sen-si-tiv-i-ty)
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
Synonyms: sensitiveness,
sensitivity
noun(sen-si-tiv-i-ty)
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
Examples:
Sensitivity to pain.
sensitivity
noun(sen-si-tiv-i-ty)
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
Synonyms: sensitiveness,
Examples:
A galvanometer of extreme sensitivity.

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