Synonyms for Sensitivity

Synonyms for "sensitivity" (155 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Noun(5 words)

sensibility acuity allergies delicacies detectability

acuteness affectivity agitability allergy anaphylaxis appreciationappreciation of differencesappreciativenessartistic judgmentawareness censoriousness choosiness combustibility compassion concern connoisseurship conscientiousness consciousness consideratenesscritical niceness

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criticalness delicacydiscriminating tastediscriminatingness discrimination discriminativeness

Strong matches (47)

edginess emotionemotional instabilityemotionalism empathy eruptiveness excitability excitableness explosiveness expression exquisiteness fastidiousness feel feelingfine palatefineness finesse grip heart humanity

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hyperesthesia hyperpathia hypersensitiveness hypersensitivity identification impressionability inflammability insight instinct intuition irascibility irritability judiciousness kindlinesslatent violencemaking distinctionsmeticulousness nervousnessniceness of distinctionnicety oversensibility

Noun(6 words)

elasticity empathy exposurefeel forfragilitymore elastically

Related words (77)

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Noun(15 words)

perceiving perception perceptiveness predisposition reactivity responsiveness sensibilities sensitivenesssensory acuitysignal sensitivitysusceptibility tacttactfully handletearfulnesses vulnerability

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

13 entries

ability feelingphysical propertyproperty risk sensation sensesensory facultysentience sentiencysocial skillsusceptibility susceptibleness

More specific

9 entries

auditory sensitivitychemical sensitivitycultural sensitivityemotional awarenessinterpersonal awarenessnoise sensitivitytactile sensitivitythreshold sensitivityvisual sensitivity

Collocations

6 entries

chemical sensitivityemotional sensitivityhigh sensitivityresponse sensitivitysensitivity analysissensitivity threshold

Inflections

1 entries

sensitivities

Derivations

5 entries

insensitivity sensitive sensitively sensitization sensitize

Antonyms

1 entries

insensitivity

Translations

17 translations across 15 languages.

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Belarusian

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чуллі́васць noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

Bulgarian

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възприемчивост noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

Dutch

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gevoeligheid noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

Finnish

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havaintokyky noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

French

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sensibilité noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

German

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Empfindlichkeit noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

Greek

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ευαισθησία noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

Hungarian

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érzékenység noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

Italian

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sensibilità noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

Korean

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감수성 noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

Romanian

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sensibilitate noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

Russian

2 entries

восприи́мчивость noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
чувстви́тельность noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

Spanish

2 entries

sensibilidad noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
sensitividad noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

Tagalog

1 entries

pagkamatugunin noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

Ukrainian

1 entries

чутли́вість noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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His stern tone and loud voice belied his inner sensitivity and caring nature.

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I am touched by the girl's acute sensitivity.

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The sensitivity certainly drops if I use a condom, so if possible I'd like to do it bareback.

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I don't have a conscience, I only have a sensitivity.

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Sensitivity