Sensitiveness

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or degree of being sensitive. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment wordnet
  3. 3
    The ability to perceive sensation. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences wordnet
  5. 5
    The ability to be aware of (and, usually, react with regard to) the feelings of others. countable, uncountable

    "How wrong I was! wit, with him, was only the sparkle of the waters which hide precious things in the depths below. I can enter into the sensitiveness which is fain to keep that which it prizes most dearly, hidden from a cold and mocking world."

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  1. 6
    (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation wordnet
  2. 7
    sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others) wordnet

Synonyms

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sensitivitysensitivityallergyanaphylaxisdelicacyelasticity

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"How wrong I was! wit, with him, was only the sparkle of the waters which hide precious things in the depths below. I can enter into the sensitiveness which is fain to keep that which it prizes most dearly, hidden from a cold and mocking world."

Etymology

From sensitive + -ness.

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