His stern tone and loud voice belied his inner sensitivity and caring nature.
Source: tatoeba (1999)
Sensitivity
//ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ti//
Synonyms for "sensitivity" (134 found)
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Closest matches (27)
Strong matches (40)
Related words (67)
oversensitivenessoversensitivityovertendernesspalateparticularityparticularnesspassibilitypenetrationperceptionperceptivenessperceptivityperfectionismperturbabilityphotophobiaprecisenessprecisianismprecisionpricklinesspriggishnessprudishness
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punctiliopunctiliousnesspurismpuritanismreceptivenessreceptivityrefined discriminationrefined palaterefinementresponsivenesssagacityscrupulosityscrupulousnessselectivenessselectivitysensationsensesensibilitysensitivenesssensitizationskittishnesssorenessspecificitystartlishnessstrictnesssubtletysupersensitivitysusceptibilitysusceptivitysympathytacttactfulnesstastetemperamentalnesstempestuousnesstendernesstetchinessthin skinticklishnesstouchinessunderstandingviolencewarmth
Noun(4 words)
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More general
10 entriesAntonyms
1 entriescauses desire
1 entriesderived
37 entriesShowing 16 of 37 words.
derived from
1 entrieshas context
4 entriesis a
5 entriesrelated to
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
Translations
86 translations across 30 languages.
Belarusian
2 entries- чуллі́васць noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- чуллі́васць noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
Bulgarian
4 entries- възприемчивост noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
- сензибилитет noun ((photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength)
- чувстви́телност noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- чувстви́телност noun ((electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal)
Catalan
2 entries- sensibilitat noun ((statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified)
- sensibilitat noun ((photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength)
Czech
1 entries- citlivost noun (the quality of being sensitive)
Danish
2 entries- følsomhed noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- følsomhed noun ((photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength)
Dutch
4 entries- gevoeligheid noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
- gevoeligheid noun ((electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal)
- gevoeligheid noun ((photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength)
- ontvankelijkheid noun ((electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal)
Esperanto
1 entries- sentemo noun (the quality of being sensitive)
Finnish
4 entries- havaintokyky noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
- herkkyys noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- herkkyys noun ((statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified)
- herkkyys noun ((electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal)
French
4 entries- sensibilité noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- sensibilité noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
- sensibilité noun ((statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified)
- sensibilité noun ((electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal)
Galician
1 entries- sensibilidade noun ((photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength)
Georgian
1 entries- მგრძნობიარობა noun (the quality of being sensitive)
German
4 entries- Empfindlichkeit noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
- Empfindlichkeit noun ((electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal)
- Empfindlichkeit noun ((photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength)
- Sensibilität noun (the quality of being sensitive)
Greek
4 entries- ευαισθησία noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- ευαισθησία noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
- ευαισθησία noun ((electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal)
- ευαισθησία noun ((photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength)
Hindi
1 entries- संवेदनशीलता noun (the quality of being sensitive)
Hungarian
3 entries- érzékenység noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- érzékenység noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
- érzékenység noun ((photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength)
Indonesian
2 entries- kepekaan noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- sensitivitas noun (the quality of being sensitive)
Irish
1 entries- íogaireacht noun (the quality of being sensitive)
Italian
3 entries- sensibilità noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- sensibilità noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
- sensibilità noun ((photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength)
Korean
3 entries- 감수성 noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
- 감수성 noun ((electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal)
- 민감 noun (the quality of being sensitive)
Latin
2 entries- sēnsibilitās noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- sēnsitīvitās noun (the quality of being sensitive)
Malay
1 entries- kepekaan noun (the quality of being sensitive)
Polish
3 entries- czułość noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- czułość noun ((photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength)
- wrażliwość noun (the quality of being sensitive)
Portuguese
2 entries- sensibilidade noun ((statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified)
- sensibilidade noun ((photography) degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength)
Romanian
4 entries- sensibilitate noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- sensibilitate noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
- sensibilitate noun ((statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified)
- sensibilitate noun ((electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal)
Russian
4 entries- восприи́мчивость noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
- чувстви́тельность noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- чувстви́тельность noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
- чувстви́тельность noun ((electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal)
Spanish
4 entries- sensibilidad noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- sensibilidad noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
- sensibilidad noun ((statistics) probability of a true positive being correctly identified)
- sensibilidad noun ((electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal)
Swedish
1 entries- känslighet noun (the quality of being sensitive)
Tagalog
2 entries- pagkamatugunin noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- pagkamatugunin noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
Thai
1 entries- ความไว noun ((electronics) degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal)
Ukrainian
2 entries- чутли́вість noun (the quality of being sensitive)
- чутли́вість noun (the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
I am touched by the girl's acute sensitivity.
Source: tatoeba (327709)
The sensitivity certainly drops if I use a condom, so if possible I'd like to do it bareback.
Source: tatoeba (329438)
I don't have a conscience, I only have a sensitivity.
Source: tatoeba (868973)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
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