sensitiveness

ˈsɛnsɪtɪvnɪs

Definition

Definition of sensitiveness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

vulnerability

Rare

quality of being easily hurt or damaged

Rare

Her sensitiveness to criticism made her wary of public speaking..

fragility

susceptibility

vulnerability

interpersonal

Rare

awareness and consideration of others' feelings

Rare

His sensitiveness helped him comfort his friend.

awareness

consideration

empathy

emotional

Rare

quality of being easily affected by emotions

Rare

Her sensitiveness made her cry during the movie.

emotionality

sensitivity

senses

TECH.

ability to perceive and respond to physical stimuli

TECH.

The sensitiveness of his skin required special care.

receptiveness

responsiveness

sensitivity

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Origin of sensitiveness

Latin, sentire (to feel)

Examples of sensitiveness in a sentence

The artist's sensitiveness to colors was evident in her paintings.
Her sensitiveness made her a great listener.
Sensitiveness is key in resolving conflicts.
His sensitiveness to criticism was evident.
The book explores the sensitiveness of human emotions.
The sensitiveness of the instrument was remarkable.

Her sensitiveness to light made her wear sunglasses indoors.

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French:sensibilité, empathie, ...
German:Empfindlichkeit, Sensibilität, ...
Italian:sensibilità, delicatezza, ...
Spanish:sensibilidad, empatía, ...
Portuguese:vulnerabilidade, empatia, ...
Chinese:敏感性, 体贴, ...
Japanese:敏感さ, 思いやり, ...
Arabic:حَسَّاسِيَّة, رَهافة الإِحساس, ...
Hebrew:רְגִישׁוּת, תַּחְשִׁיבוּת, ...
Russian:чувствительность, внимательность, ...
Ukrainian:чутливість, сенситивність, ...
Hindi:संवेदनशीलता, संवेदना, ...
Bengali:সংবেদনশীলতা, আবেগপ্রবণতা, ...
Catalan:sensibilitat, empatia, ...
Czech:citlivost, vnímavost, ...
Danish:følsomhed, sensitivitet, ...
Dutch:gevoeligheid, tact, ...
Greek:ευαισθησία, συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη, ...
Hungarian:érzékenység, tapintat, ...
Khmer:ភាពងាយរងគ្រោះ, ការយល់ដឹងពីអារម្មណ៍អ្នកដទៃ, ...
Korean:민감성, 감수성, ...
Persian:حساسیت, آگاهی احساسی, ...
Polish:wrażliwość, empatia, ...
Portuguese (BR):vulnerabilidade, delicadeza, ...
Romanian:sensibilitate, empatie, ...
Swedish:känslighet, empati, ...
Thai:ความอ่อนไหว, ความละเอียดอ่อน, ...
Turkish:duyarlılık, empati, ...
Vietnamese:sự nhạy cảm, sự thấu cảm, ...

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Noun

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